Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Good to see some folks in Cambridge (MA) are just cutting through the nonsense and going straight for a Material Support for Terror charge. There's a Viva Palestina Fundraiser tonight at Andala Coffee House. Viva Palestina is George Galloway's outfit that he's using for his (insert adjective here: What's a good word that combines "evil" and "pathetic"?) Gaza supply convoy -- the one that was pelted with rocks in Egypt the first time out. Here's video of Galloway's speech in Gaza where he explains he'll be handing everything over to Hamas officials.
From the Facebook event page You have to log in to Facebook to see it:
...The delegation of hundreds of people from the U.S., led by British Member of Parliament George Galloway, leaves on July 4 bringing urgently needed humanitarian aid. We are excited and humbled to have been invited on the mission.
We would like to invite you to join us in a dinner on Wednesday at 9pm at Andala Cafe in Cambridge (address/link below) following Mazin Quimsyeh's talk at the Senior Center to celebrate and discuss the convoy, and how it can be connected to the movement in Boston. We are also asking for your help--in supporting the convoy and our ability to participate in it--financially. The dinner will act as a fundraiser for which all contributions are deeply appreciated.
Your contributions are vital to the success of the Viva Palestina convoy, and our ability to bring this aid directly to the hands of the people of Gaza, an experience which we would then proactively use to help build the movement here with writing and speaking. We will not be able to join this historic effort without your help. Please read the attached letter by George Galloway, which explains the purpose of Viva Palestina, and appeals for your support. We are trying to raise $10,000. With everyone's help this is entirely possible...
This is signed by organizers Tom Arabia and Khury Petersen-Smith (AKA, The Spitter -- I swear I will fix the videos on that page soon.)
Mr. Galloway sends his regards in a posted letter:
...I hope you feel able to sponsor their mission. Our funds are being handled by the non-for profit organization IFCO and our aid will be given to NGOs and charities in Gaza - so everything is well within the restrictions placed by the US authorities on humanitarian aid to the territory.
This crew should be able to scrape together about $100. They probably spent more for Mazin Qumsiyeh's talk and on whatever dinner costs than they'll ever be able to send to Galloway.
Given that on his last trip he outright gave the stuff over to Ismail Haniyeh, would you trust your own freedom to George Galloway's word that he'll use your money honestly?
ADL has asked for a Justice Department investigation into Viva Palestina: ADL seeks probe of group linked to Hamas
The Anti-Defamation League is urging the Justice Department to investigate whether a U.S.-based group is raising money for Hamas.
Viva Palestina U.S. is a campaign modeled after a similar European initiative, led by British Parliament member George Galloway, that delivered money and a convoy of vehicles to Hamas representatives in Gaza in March. Galloway plans to lead a similar Viva Palestina U.S.-sponsored convoy next month, and he has been visiting the United States recently to publicize and raise funds for it.
In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, ADL said "it is not verifiable that this 'committee' will function independently of the Hamas leadership in Gaza, and Galloway -- who plans to lead the American convoy -- has already demonstrated his willingness to directly support Hamas."
Viva Palestina U.S. organizers say they intend to adhere to U.S. law and will deliver the money raised to a reception committee of nongovernmental organizations in Gaza. Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States.
Whether they stay on this side of the law or not, you and I both know where that aid is going to end up in a place run by a brutal terror group...with the brutal terror group.
According to Facebook, confirmed attendees include Board member of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee of Massachusetts (ADC), Omar Baddar, who's also the director of the Palestine Cultural Center for Peace...peace, or pieces?
