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Canadian delegated on board the Canadian Vessel the Tahrir were illegally
intercepted by the Israeli Navy on Friday November 4. The Israeli Military
commandeered the boat and took the boats and their passengers to Ashdod port.
David Heap and Ehab Lotayef have remained in Givon Prison in Israel ever since.
Karen DeVito has been released and deported while the Canadian Government
outrageously demanded that she pays for her own airfare. In a letter smuggled
out of prison, David Heap reports that he was tasered and beaten by the Israeli
military. Other international delegates were also reportedly beaten as they
non-violently refused to be kidnapped from their ship.
We are demanding that the Canadian Government take immediate action to secure
David and Ehab’s unconditional release. You can help us and these brave
Canadians in a few very simple ways.
1. Get your Organizations, Groups, Unions and Affiliations to speak out
If you belong to a social justice organization or group please encourage the
membership to contact the Canadian Government on the organization's behalf.
Write, call, and email to demand that the Canadian government insist on the
immediate and unconditional release of David Heap and Ehab Lotayef.
2. Hit the Phones
We need you to keep the pressure on the Canadian government to provide
immediate support to the Canadian prisoners to ensure their release from
prison. Below are some phone numbers you can call and some key points to
discuss.
** Office of the Foreign Minister, John Baird
2249 Carling Ave,
Suite 418
Ottawa, Ontario
K2B 7E9
Tel: 613-990-7720
Fax: 613-993-6501
Email: bairdj@parl.gc.ca
** Your local MP- find him/her here entering your postal code
http://www.parl.gc.ca/
Canadian Consulate in Tel Aviv
Street Address:
3/5 Nirim Street
Tel Aviv, 67060
Israel
Postal Address:
** The Embassy of Canada
P.O. Box 9442
Tel-Aviv, 67060
Israel
Tel: (011 972 3) 636-3300
Fax: (011 972 3) 636-3380
Email: taviv@international.gc.ca
Hours of Operation
Main office
Monday to Thursday: 8:00 - 16:30
Friday: 8:00 - 13:30
** Points you can use:
• The Canadians were detained for over 36 hours before being
allowed to make phone contact with family.
• They remain illegally detained in Israel.
• The Tahrir was illegally boarded by Israeli military in
international waters. This is an act of piracy.
• At no time did any of the Canadian delegates or any others on
board the Freedom Waves boats want to go to Israel, or sail through Israeli
waters. They were forced by Israeli military to enter Israel. They were
travelling to Gaza.
• The activists were beaten and violently apprehended.
• David Heap was beaten and also tasered.
3. Use Twitter and Social Media to tweet, post and share
Twitter (@CanadaBoatGaza and #freedomwaves), Facebook.com/CanadaBoatGaza,
www.tahrir.ca
4. Make a donation to support our work
Go to our website www.tahrir.ca and click on Donate. Thank you!
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