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<p>On the third anniversary of Gaza Invasion, Chicago and Nabi Saleh Honor Gaza&#8217;s Children with Mass Balloon Release</p>
<p>CHICAGO, IL (December 31, 2011) &#8212; Over two hundred people gathered to honor Gaza&#8217;s children with a mass release of balloons marking the third anniversary of Operation Cast Lead, Israel&#8217;s brutal military invasion of Gaza. After marching from Millennium Park to Grant Park, participants released one balloon for each of the 344 children killed during the 22-day attack on Gaza from December 27, 2008 &#8212; January 18, 2009. In a parallel event, families in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh also gathered for a balloon release. In response, the Israeli army fired tear gas and mustard gas at those who participated in the action, including children, and arrested at least seven .</p>
<p>The Chicago event was organized by Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights (CMPR).&#8221;We organized this event to express our grief over deaths of these children and celebrate the resilience of the people of Gaza,&#8221; said CMPR member Ishan Chakrabarti. Tied to each balloon was a card with the name and age of each child killed in the Gaza Massacre. The balloons and ribbon were 100% biodegradable and the cards were made from Lotka paper embedded with flowerseeds. &#8220;Wherever they land, these cards will plant seeds in the ground that will bloom into beautiful flowers to pay tribute to the memory of each child,&#8221; said Chakrabarti.</p>
<p>At the event local community members performed selections from &#8220;The Gaza Monologues,&#8221; a collection of monologues written by Palestinian children who survived Israel&#8217;s assault. Immediately before releasing the balloons, participants also observed a moment of silence.</p>
<p>Prior to the Chicago commemoration, the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh gathered for a parallel balloon release. The Israeli army responded to the balloon release by firing tear gas and mustard gas at participants, including children. They arrested at least seven, including two internationals. Palestinian activist Amra Amra said that during the event, &#8220;Five year old Samer asked his mom if he would be a martyr like Mustafa Tamimi.&#8221; On December 9, 2011, Mustafa Tamimi was murdered when the Israeli army shot a tear gas canister at his face. Tamimi became the first person to die while participating in Nabi Saleh&#8217;s weekly nonviolent demonstrations against Israeli annexation of their land. During these demonstrations, the Israeli often uses tear gas, mustard gas, skunk spray, and violent arrests against the participants. Of Samer&#8217;s question, Amra said, &#8220;These are not normal questions children ask their parents! Yet it is normal questions for children living under occupation.&#8221;</p>
<p>Chicago Movement for Palestinian Rights CMPR is a diverse, youth-led movement advocating for Palestinian human rights, civil rights and equality through citywide educational events, grassroots campaigns and creative, direct action.  Many CMPR members are involved in other Chicagoland Palestinian solidarity organizations, including several chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine.<br />
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<p><em>For who does not understand the need or concept of resistance of Palestine, recommended read: <strong>History of Resistance | <a href="http://t.co/odhOy0O" target="_blank">The Eagle of Palestine</a></strong><br />
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<li><strong>Special Topic | <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2010/10/03/the-deathmasters-israeli-massacres-on-palestinians/" target="_blank">All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians</a></strong></li>
<li><strong><strong></strong></strong><strong>iRemember… | <a href="http://wp.me/P16sn9-2U5" target="_blank"><strong>Confirmed Names of Martyrs Occupation 2011</strong></a> *</strong><strong></strong></li>
<li><strong>Special Topic | <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/special-topics/colonialism-ethnic-cleansing/" target="_blank">Ethnic Cleansing</a></strong><br />
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<li><strong>Israeli escalation in Gaza | <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/israeli-escalation-in-gaza-is-a-cover-up-for-settlement-activity/">A &#8220;cover-up for settlement activity</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>History of 1000′s years of Zionist Genocide | <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-eAm" target="_blank">The Promised Land</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>The Palestinian <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-bdT" target="_blank">Right of Self Defense</a></strong></li>
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<h3>Israel is not looking for Peace</h3>
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<li>Israel is NOT looking for Peace but for this: <a href="http://bit.ly/eXIG72%20" target="_blank">“Greater Israel” Published by Radical Settler Movement </a></li>
<li>On Aug 30,2010 Before previous peacetalks Netanyahu V<a href="http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2010/08/30/118062.html" target="_blank">OWED NO CONCESSIONS</a>: “Eretz Israel” stretches from the med 2 river jordan INCL West Bank &amp; Gaza</li>
<li>With his OP-ED in #NYT anny Danon confirmed Netanyahu as well: “<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/opinion/19Danon.html" target="_blank">Making the Land of Israel Whole</a>“</li>
<li>Recently: Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin said: “<a href="http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4116118,00.html" target="_blank">The land of Israel is ours in its entirety</a>“</li>
<li>Knesset to vote on <a href="http://t.co/76rPyIlr" target="_blank">full Israeli annexation of the West Bank</a></li>
<li>Read what Israel thinks about US: <a href="http://t.co/MyDwM9F" target="_blank">Netanyahu: ‘America is a thing you can move very easily</a></li>
<li>Netanyahu:<a href="http://t.co/TQz5bM00" target="_blank"> ‘We won’t renew settlement freeze to lure PA to talks’</a></li>
<li>Israel plans 1000′s more settlement units as legislators call for <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/israel-plans-1100-more-settlement-units-as-legislators-call-for-full-annexation/" target="_blank"><strong>FULL ANNEXATION of the WEST BANK</strong></a></li>
<li><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/10/16/ayalon-settlement-in-jerusalem-not-for-discussion/" target="_blank">Ayalon: Settlement in Jerusalem not for discussion</a> | October 16, 2011</li>
<li><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/10/26/occupation-is-planning-to-build-1-000-000-housing-units-in-ten-years/" target="_blank">Occupation planning to build <strong>1.000.000 housing unites</strong> in next 10 years</a> | October 26, 2011</li>
<li>Read, what <a href="http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story637.html" target="_blank">Leaders of Zionism</a> spoke about the Endlösung for Palestine</li>
<li>Israel’s Endlösung is going on for 63 years. List of <a href="http://t.co/FyEtxfD%20" target="_blank">All massacres</a></li>
<li>The massacre which is NOT covered by your local media: <a href="http://wp.me/P16sn9-2U5" target="_blank">2011</a></li>
<li>What is being ignored: <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-b1M" target="_blank">Gaza Under Attack</a> – in pictures</li>
<li>Save yourself time, Forget all details. It is only about this :<a href="http://bit.ly/hGaKwP%20" target="_blank"> Ethnic Cleansing</a></li>
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<h3><strong>History of Israeli Genocide</strong></h3>
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<p><strong>Essential Read: <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-eAm" target="_blank">The Promised Land</a> ~ by Jad KhairAllah</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;">ஜ۩۞۩ஜ</p>
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<h2 style="text-align:center;">انّا للہ و انّا الیه راجعون</h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong><em>May Allah Subhana wa Ta’ ala grant the Shuhada Jannatul Firdaus, and ease it for their families, loved ones and anyone around them. Allahumma Ameen ya Rabbil Alameen. ‘ Inna Lillahi wa ‘ Inna ‘ Ilayhi Raji’un, Allahu Akbar</em></strong></p>
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<p>* The list of shuhada does not display, the numerous victims of the zionist occupation which are undocumented by media. Nor it displays the victims of the “silent onslaught” due to restrictions of movement, ability to go to hospitals for treatment or life saving surgery, due to lack of medication because of the blockades and so on. For example: The Slow Motion Genocide by the Siege on Gaza only, killed 600 patients since Gaza got under Israeli Siege.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/f0sVsF" target="_blank">For an overview of All Israeli Massacres Palestinians go here</a></strong></p>
<p>Neither does this list, display the avoidable mortality. A clear and statistical factual evidence, about the number of deaths due to indecent ruling by occupation forces. For even an occupier has obligations under International Laws, Geneva Convention and the Hague regulations, which it is neglecting. These circumstances, together with deliberate policies of the occupier to neglect and even deny every basic human right, severes avoidable mortality which is totally silenced by media or reporting organisations. While in the Holocaust, 1 on 6 Jewish people directly died of deliberate neglect, so if we believe the facts over 1 million due to avoidable mortality, neither should these same circumstances be ignores which are ongoing in Palestine. For this report displays a <a href="http://globalavoidablemortality.blogspot.com/2006/05/post-1967-palestinian-israeli-deaths.html" target="_blank"><strong>avoidable morality of at least 0,5 million Palestinians.</strong></a></p>
<p><strong>How many more dead corpses of Palestinians does the international community need to see in order to act? How many more cruelties and violations of Human Rights, Regulations and International Law will be needed to intervene so this ongoing warcrime is being stopped once and for all.</strong></p>
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