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News :: Human Rights : War and Militarism |
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Palestinian Rights Win on Question #4 |
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by BIMC Editors
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05 Nov 2008
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In Somerville and Cambridge, a little-talked about ballot question supporting the right of Palestinians to "live free from laws that give more rights to people of one religion than another" passed in both cities.
This was an effort launched by the Somerville Divestment Project (SDP) last year who have worked in coalition with organizations such as, Cambridge Residents for Human Rights (CRHR) and Jamaica Plain Residents for Human Rights (JPRHR), to highlight the needs of Palestinians to live free of intimidation on their lands. |
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Ballot question #4 called for the local government to vote on a non-binding resolution against apartheid in the Jewish state and occupied territories in the West Bank and Gaza. It's a first step to educate people and to show that there is a growing movement in the United States in favor of the plight of Palestinians.
According to the unofficial numbers 62 % of people in Somerville and 73 % of people in Cambridge voted YES on question #4.
In a statement released by SDP last month seeking for volunteers, they said, "Both Obama and McCain offer uncritical praise and support for Israel and don't even mention Palestinians; it is as if Palestinians did not exist and are not subject to gross human rights violations. Frankly, it is very dehumanizing and wrong."
The ballot question did no go without resistance. The Massachusetts Attorney General ruled in favor of its inclusion after challenges were posed by attorney William A. McDermott, Jr, representing local Zionists and Zionist organizations this past September.
The Somerville Divestment Project will release a statement later this week giving details of the campaign. |
See also:
http://divestmentproject.org/
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Reality Check |
by Reality Check
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06 Nov 2008
Modified: 07:52:29 PM |
These ballot questions are an insult to Palestinians and Muslim in the Middle East. This is a clever attempt by Zionists to attack Sharia law which is a basis of Hamas and Fateh Palestinian governance and which enshrines Islamic superiority over kuffir into the law.
This is a masked attempt to attack Arab and Muslim countries like Islamic Republic of Iran and Syrian Arab Republic, as part of the Zionists design to impose the Zionist-invented and only Zionist-practiced 'human rights' notions on other countries in the Middle East. |
