Just Foreign Policy, along with our partners at Gaza’s Ark and the International Freedom Flotilla Coalition, have called for a daily 15 minute twitter storm at 12 noon eastern time until the Cairo talks end with an agreement to lift the siege of Gaza.
Here’s how to participate:
- Be on Twitter at noon Eastern US time (11 AM Central, 9 AM Pacific) every day until the Cairo talks conclude. If you can’t make it every day, don’t worry. Show up when you can. Check here if you need to look up the time in your area.
- Use hashtag #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo in all tweets.
- Tweet as much as you can for 15 minutes. Sample tweets can be found below or you can watch the hashtag and copy & paste tweets you like.
- Come back the next day at noon ET until Cairo talks conclude.
Make sure to REFRESH THIS PAGE right before the start time to ensure you have the latest tweets!
Sample Tweets
Tweets about blockade/petition
Use the buttons below to tweet these messages for an immediate end to the blockade of Gaza.
Over 35K call on @WhiteHouse & @JohnKerry to #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Oxfam: Lifting blockade crucial to Gaza recovery http://www.oxfam.org.uk/media-centre/press-releases/2014/08/gaza-lifting-embargo#.U_IilUrdpep.twitter #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Norway Foreign Minister calls for end to #Gaza blockade http://mg.co.za/article/2014-08-18-gaza-death-toll-rises-as-nations-pledge-funds-for-reconstruction/ #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
NYTimes: Palestinians Revive Dream of a Gaza Seaport http://nyti.ms/1sQ60ZQ #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Following Israel’s Assault on Gaza, ‘Freedom Flotilla’ to Sail Against Siege http://goo.gl/UFzxgC #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
CPC co-chair Rep. @KeithEllison: End the Gaza blockade to achieve peace http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/keith-ellison-end-the-gaza-blockade-to-achieve-peace/2014/07/29/e5e707c4-16a1-11e4-85b6-c1451e622637_story.html #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Barbara Lee calls for ending Gaza blockade in ceasefire agreement @RepBarbaraLee https://www.justforeignpolicy.org/node/1553 #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo #StandWithKeith
.@pdamerica endorses @keithellison demand Israel & Egypt end Gaza blockade http://www.pdamerica.org/issues/end-war-and-occupation-redirect-funding/item/2304-progressive-democrats-of-america-emergency-statement-calling-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza #StandWithKeith #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Jimmy Carter & Mary Robinson: UN Security Council should mandate end to siege of Gaza http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/04/how_to_fix_it_jimmy_carter_mary_robinson_israel_palestine_gaza_hamas #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
JimmyCarter&MaryRobinson: init goal=free mvmt of ppl&goods to&from Gaza thru Israel&Egypt&sea http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/04/how_to_fix_it_jimmy_carter_mary_robinson_israel_palestine_gaza_hamas #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Ending war in #Gaza begins with recognizing Hamas as legitimate political actor http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/08/04/how_to_fix_it_jimmy_carter_mary_robinson_israel_palestine_gaza_hamas #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Israel’s bids to separate Gaza from West Bank in vain: Fatah https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/israels-bids-separate-gaza-west-bank-vain-fatah-132011998.html via @YahooNews #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo #StandWithKeith
UN: 80% of Palestinians killed by Israeli strikes are civilians http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israelgaza-conflict-80-per-cent-of-palestinians-killed-by-israeli-strikes-are-civilians-un-report-says-9606397.html #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Sustainable ceasefire requires end to Gaza blockade via @AJAM http://alj.am/1kbuXyh #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Because farmers need to farm, fishermen need to fish, merchants need to trade, people need to live #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because humanitarian aid is not a long term solution. A Gaza economy is. Give the people work.
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because people need to be able to export goods in order to sustain an economy
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because how would you like to be fenced into an area the size of metro Detroit and not allowed to go as you please?
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because isolating a people from the outside world does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because separating a people from their kin does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying a people’s economy does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying families does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying people’s homes does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because killing someone’s children does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying a people’s hope does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because shooting fishermen trying to make a living does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because shooting farmers trying to farm their land does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because keeping farmers from farming a large portion of their land does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because preventing craftsmen from exporting their work does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because preventing a people from rebuilding their homes, schools and hospitals does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying a people’s homes, schools and hospitals does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because destroying a people’s electric power plants does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because decimating a people’s water supply does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because creating a situation where sewage flows down the streets does not lead to peace
#EndGazaBlockadeInCairo because holding 1.8mil people in the world’s largest open air prison does not lead to peace
No one can live fully under conditions Gazans endure under blockade. http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Collective punishment of ppl of Gaza is a war crime. As occupier Israel has obligations. http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Gazans don’t want to continue living in world’s largest open air prison #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
UN on #Gaza: Health System Collapse, 25% Displaced, 5% w/ Clean Water, Epidemic Threat http://www.juancole.com/?p=125043 #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
All Gazans want is to live normal life—to fish, farm, trade, & travel to outside world #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Over 2K #Gaza dead. @JohnKerry, end killing, blockade of Gaza pic.twitter.com/PId4pdXynI #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
No people should accept living in ‘world’s largest open air prison’ #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Lasting #Gaza ceasefire must address underlying issue—the blockade #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Blockade has killed Gaza economy. Let Gazans work, fish, farm & trade #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Palestinians in West Bank & Gaza are one people: Palestinians. Let them unite, #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Fact Check: Israeli Claims About Assault on Gaza http://imeu.org/article/fact-check-israeli-claims-about-the-assault-on-gaza#.U9u8Bh_Tdyg.twitter #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo
Every two years Israel kills hundreds or thousands in Gaza. Only way to stop is #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Gaza fishermen cannot fish, farmers cannot farm. That is no life #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @WhiteHouse @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Palestinians can’t have #Gaza ceasefire that continues status quo #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
How many #Gaza dead enough for Bibi? We urge @JohnKerry to end killing, blockade #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Want a ceasefire that lasts? #EndGazaBlockadeInCairo @WhiteHouse @JohnKerry http://bit.ly/end-war-blockade
Tweet Danny Glover’s HuffPo piece to CBC & CPC members
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