Dear Friends,
I don't normally write these type of emails but the Israeli terrorism
against Lebanon as demonstrated by their attacks on civilian homes,
infrastructure, power plants, bridges, ports, airport, wheat and flour
storage silos, water pumping stations and even a light house, yes a light
house, compels me to appeal to you to do whatever you can to help out. Call
your congressional representative and register your disapproval. Contact
the media and tell them that you want balanced coverage of the situation in
Lebanon. Finally, take a minute and read for yourself from Internet
sources, such as the Lebanese daily, daily Star at www.dailystar.lb.com,
www.commondreams.org, or www.yalibnan.com/site/, the news about what is
taking place in Lebanon.
I have included the attached pictures despite their graphic nature to
perhaps move you to act and so that you may glean the true nature of the
Israeli government. No peace loving nation can stand for this type of
murderous destruction. Terrorism is not the province of individuals and
rogue organizations. Terrorism can also come from states. PLEASE HELP STOP
ISRAELI TERRORISM AGAINST LEBANON
If you do not know why I am so angry and distraught it's because I am
Lebanese. My family is from South Lebanon. They are the victims of
Israel's terrorism which we, the U.S., support to the tune of 3 billion
dollars a year. Their Apache helicopters, F-16s, rockets and bombs were
paid for with YOUR and my tax dollars.
Members of my family are cut off, isolated, and as of yesterday, are no
longer in telephone contact. They and the hundreds of thousands like them
did nothing wrong. They have suffered from over 40 years of Israel's
aggression and continue to suffer daily from Israel's 30,000+ land mines
which the Israelis left behind after they ended their occupation yet refuse
to remove from Lebanon or to provide maps for.
Please help put a stop to this carnage. Pass this message, take action
yourself, and help pass the word.
*The below message is from a Lebanese journalist. She also forwarded the
attached AP pictures.*
"Dear friends and colleagues ,
You will all have to excuse me for sending this. It's pictures of the bodies
of babies killed by the Israelis in South Lebanon. They are all burnt. I
need your help. I am almost certain these pictures won't be published in the
West, although they are associated press pictures. I need your help exposing
them if you can. The problem is these are people who were asked to leave
their village , Ter Hafra , this morning , within two hours , or else. ...
So those who were able to flee went to the closer UN base where they were
asked to leave. I think that after the Qana massacres in 1996 when civilians
were bombed after they took shelter in UN headquarters , the UN does not
want to be responsible for the lives of civilians.A FEW MINUTES AGO , the
Israeli asked the people of Al Bustan village in the south to evacuate their
homes. I am afraid massacres will keep happening as long as Israeli actions
are unchecked. Please help us if you can.
HANADY SALMAN
UN offices in the South refused to host refugees fleeing Tayr Harfa. Kofi
Annan (in charge of peace-keeping at the time), who stood by while 800,00
people were butchered in Rwanda, adds more blood to his record.
Peace,
Haytham
You will all have to excuse me for sending this. It's pictures of the bodies of babies killed by the Israelis in South Lebanon. They are all burnt. I need your help. I am almost certain these pictures won't be published in the West, although they are associated press pictures. I need your help exposing them if you can. The problem is these are people who were asked to leave
their village , Ter Hafra , this morning , within two hours , or else. ... So those who were able to flee went to the closer UN base where they were asked to leave. I think that after the Qana massacres in 1996 when civilians were bombed after they took shelter in UN headquarters , the UN does not want to be responsible for the lives of civilians.A FEW MINUTES AGO , the
Israeli asked the people of Al Bustan village in the south to evacuate their homes. I am afraid massacres will keep happening as long as Israeli actions are unchecked. Please help us if you can.
This is an appeal from Lebanon to lawyers in the USA. The photos are powerful.
John Wheat Gibson
From: kshora@adc.org
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 3:25 PM
Subject: [AmericanLawyer] Fwd: Lebanon Appeal
PLEASE FORWARD AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE.
Colleagues and friends,
I do not usually write such email messages however this situation has gone
beyond any measure of expectation even for those of us all too familiar and
have lived with the conflict in the Middle East all of our lives.
The past 24 hours have witnessed the complete destruction of Lebanon's
infrastructure. Israel has now bombed all sea-ports in addition to all
airports. There are no known standing bridges in the country any more. Over
115 civilians are now confirmed dead as a result of Israel's attacks. In
Beirut, I learned this afternoon on the phone that the Israeli
air force destroyed the famous Beirut Lighthouse. This historic lighthouse,
likely the most famous surviving Beirut landmark, stood throughout the civil
war, the Israeli invasion of 1982, all the war and destruction that the
country faced. None of the warring parties bombed or attacked the historic
Beirut lighthouse until now. Thanks to the Israeli Airforce the historic
Beirut lighthouse is no more ! Also, Israel is now targeting all gas stations
in Lebanon, they started with the South and are moving northward
systematically bombing every gas station in the country as I type
this message, there is no gas station in the country that will be safe from
Israeli Airforce attack. Also, NBN Lebanese News TV and the LBC are now
reporting that the Israeli Army has begun moving into Lebanon nortward, they
are ordering a number of villages to be evacuated and having its inhabitants
leave their homes and move northward ahead of the Israeli land advance... all
signs point to a land invasion and the removal of the Lebanese citizens from
their homes.
The most emotional point today was watching Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora
speak to his nation on live television, appealing for anyone to help his
people and his country from complete destruction, and at the end of his speech
the Prime Minister cried (physically cried on live television) as he repeated
the phrase "Lebanon will survive, Lebanon will survive, Lebanon will
survive." This is the democratically elected Prime Minister who is an ally of
the US. Where is the US when its friends are in need? Where is the Bush
Administration when its democratically-elected allies are calling for its
help? The Bush Administration praised the Cedar Revolution and today it sits
silent, giving Israel the green light to destroy Lebanon inch-by-inch while it
does absolutely nothing! Shame on us, shame on us, shame on us!
I am forwarding the following appeal from a friend who is a Lebanese-American.
----- Forwarded message from Haytham Faraj < farajh@gmail.com> -----
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:18:18 -0700
From: Haytham Faraj < farajh@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Haytham Faraj <farajh@gmail.com>
Subject: Lebanon Appeal
To: Jawad I Abu Hayyeh <jhayyeh@lucent.com >, Ali Faraj
<AliFaraj2002@hotmail.com>, Abby Okrent
<abbyokrent@yahoo.com>, " fishmanjesse@aol.com"
<FISHMANJESSE@aol.com>, " FishmanDA@aol.com" < FishmanDA@aol.com>, Alyan Hyder
<alyan.hyder@gmail.com >, Batool Faraj <lulufaraj@yahoo.com>, Bobby James
< rejames01@yahoo.com>, Stacy and Chris Burt <csburt@cox.net>, Sproctech
<cburt@sproctech.com>, "Schweizer Maj Mario F (GCE RCT-2 FFRC Plt Cmdr)"
<schweizerMF@gcemnf-wiraq.usmc.mil>, David Carey
<dmc2a@hotmail.com>, " TangoYank@aol.com" <tangoyank@aol.com>, Joel DeConcini
<joel_deconcini@alumni.sandiego.edu>, Neha Dewan < nehadewan@gmail.com>, Mike
Dodd < mike.dodd@3dglobalsolutions.net>, "DCLAP ." <dclap@hotmail.com >,
dan.paulus@stratoscapital.com, sally elshihabi < sallyelshihabi@email.com>,
fida < fida_kanaan@hotmail.com>, Ghassan Hitti <ghassanhitti2000@yahoo.com >,
grace dagher <jgdagher@yahoo.com>, Paul Ghosh-Roy <paul_ghosh-
roy@rocketmail.com>, Mohamed El Ghannam
< elghanam@gmail.com>, "huwaidaa@riseup.net" < huwaidaa@riseup.net>, Mary Hale
<mary_e_hale@yahoo.com >, Huwaida Arraf <ha1372a@american.edu>, Hanan Idilbi
< hidilbi@hotmail.com>, Jason Kornmueller < kornmueller@yahoo.com>, Jessica Repa
<jessrepa@hotmail.com >, "Kharrat, Khalil" <Khalil.Kharrat@hdrinc.com >, Kat Liu
<kali8@mindspring.com>, Kataryna Lyson < katarynalyson@gmail.com>, Kareem Shora
< kshora@adc.org>, lubna hammad <lubna_hammad@hotmail.com >, Michel Saoud
<michelsaoud@yahoo.com>, Melanie Nakagawa < melanienakagawa@yahoo.com>, MACY
WELSH < MacyWelsh@gmail.com>, Munir Nussiebeh <thinking_why_how@yahoo.com >,
Nawar Shora <nshora@adc.org>, Natalia Wilson < natalia.wilson@american.edu>,
oscar.marin@usmc.mil, serwat perwaiz < serwat_p@yahoo.com>, " vokeycc@yahoo.com"
<vokeycc@yahoo.com>, wcl_ilf@yahoogroups.com, YOHANNES NEGGA <ynegga@gmail.com>
Dear Friends,
I don't normally write these type of emails but the Israeli terrorism
against Lebanon as demonstrated by their attacks on civilian homes,
infrastructure, power plants, bridges, ports, airport, wheat and flour
storage silos, water pumping stations and even a light house, yes a light
house, compels me to appeal to you to do whatever you can to help out. Call
your congressional representative and register your disapproval. Contact
the media and tell them that you want balanced coverage of the situation in
Lebanon. Finally, take a minute and read for yourself from Internet
sources, such as the Lebanese daily, daily Star at www.dailystar. lb.com,
www.commondreams.org, or www.yalibnan.com/site/, the news about what is
taking place in Lebanon.
I have included the attached pictures despite their graphic nature to
perhaps move you to act and so that you may glean the true nature of the
Israeli government. No peace loving nation can stand for this type of
murderous destruction. Terrorism is not the province of individuals and
rogue organizations. Terrorism can also come from states. PLEASE HELP STOP
ISRAELI TERRORISM AGAINST LEBANON
If you do not know why I am so angry and distraught it's because I am
Lebanese. My family is from South Lebanon. They are the victims of
Israel's terrorism which we, the U.S., support to the tune of 3 billion
dollars a year. Their Apache helicopters, F-16s, rockets and bombs were
paid for with YOUR and my tax dollars.
Members of my family are cut off, isolated, and as of yesterday, are no
longer in telephone contact. They and the hundreds of thousands like them
did nothing wrong. They have suffered from over 40 years of Israel's
aggression and continue to suffer daily from Israel's 30,000+ land mines
which the Israelis left behind after they ended their occupation yet refuse
to remove from Lebanon or to provide maps for.
Please help put a stop to this carnage. Pass this message, take action
yourself, and help pass the word.
*The below message is from a Lebanese journalist. She also forwarded the
attached AP pictures.*
"Dear friends and colleagues ,
You will all have to excuse me for sending this. It's pictures of the bodies
of babies killed by the Israelis in South Lebanon. They are all burnt. I
need your help. I am almost certain these pictures won't be published in the
West, although they are associated press pictures. I need your help exposing
them if you can. The problem is these are people who were asked to leave
their village , Ter Hafra , this morning , within two hours , or else. ...
So those who were able to flee went to the closer UN base where they were
asked to leave. I think that after the Qana massacres in 1996 when civilians
were bombed after they took shelter in UN headquarters , the UN does not
want to be responsible for the lives of civilians.A FEW MINUTES AGO , the
Israeli asked the people of Al Bustan village in the south to evacuate their
homes. I am afraid massacres will keep happening as long as Israeli actions
are unchecked. Please help us if you can.
HANADY SALMAN
UN offices in the South refused to host refugees fleeing Tayr Harfa. Kofi
Annan (in charge of peace-keeping at the time), who stood by while 800,00
people were butchered in Rwanda, adds more blood to his record.
Peace,
Haytham
----- End forwarded message -----
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