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1/29 Petition to Biden & U.S. Congress

Every day I pray to God that you will do something to stop Israel’s genocide of Palestinians. Every day I see as you do the exact opposite- not only do you look the other way, you make excuses for and provide material support for the barbarism. How do you sleep at night? I cannot comprehend what it would be like to live without any ounce of humanity.

Mansour Shouman is still missing. He was abducted by Israel. He is a Palestinian Canadian independent journalist and humanitarian worker. He chose to stay behind when his wife and children were evacuated to continue reporting on what was happening and do everything possible to help other people. He is not a terrorist. He is not Hamas. He is a Canadian citizen, one of our closest allies – you need to act NOW. He must be released and safely returned to his family.

I demand that you: 

– Call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the West Bank, and all areas the Israeli military is murdering or otherwise violating the human rights of Palestinians

– Secure the safe release of Mansour Shouman, a Palestinian Canadian independent journalist and humanitarian worker who was recently illegally abducted by Israel in Khan Younis on 1/23 while trying to evacuate to Rafah from the Nasser Hospital on a “safe route” as directed by Israel

– Call for the immediate end of genocide, apartheid, and occupation, and support Palestinians in their fight for freedom, peace, and their human rights

– Call for the immediate release of Palestinian “prisoners” (hostages) held captive in Israeli military prisons

– Permanently end all monetary and military aid given to Israel by correcting our budget and enforcing Leahy Law

– Reallocate all funds given to Israel to ongoing humanitarian relief for Palestinians to help them rebuild, care for the sick & injured, bury the dead with dignity, and ensure all of their basic needs are taken care of

– Repeal all federal anti-BDS laws and pass legislation that voids all state-level anti-BDS laws

– Restore my right to free speech and the freedom of the press by condemning all discrimination or harassment for criticizing any government or political ideology (including zionism) and by doing everything possible to prevent future assaults to my rights, including governmental control and/or censorship of the Internet

SOURCES

Palestinian-Canadian Journalist & Independent Humanitarian Worker Mansour Shouman*

Mansour Shouman’s Link.tree

Second Disappearance

2/21/24 X Post from Mansour Shouman’s Team @ShoumanMansour unconfirmed report the building he was sheltering in was bombed, EMS cannot reach the area

TikTok Post from Mansour Shouman’s Team @mansourshouman7 about his second disappearance

TikTok Post from Mansour Shouman’s Team @mansourshouman7 call to action to save Nasser Hospital

Middle East Monitor “Calls for quick action to protect Nasser hospital“

People’s Dispatch “In a flagrant violation of international law, Israel intensifies siege of Nasser Medical Complex“

First Disappearance**

Instagram Post from Mansour Shouman’s Team @mansourshouman7 about his disappearance

Change.org Petition “Demand Immediate Release of Mansour Shouman from Israel Government and IDF”

Justice For All Petition “Take Action – Urgent Appeal for Mansour Shouman’s Safety and Return Home“

The Independent “Chilling last message of Canadian-Palestinian journalist missing in Gaza“

The New Arab “Canada urged to act after journalist Mansour Shouman is ‘abducted by Israel’ in Gaza“

*I am using a synced pattern in WordPress to copy & save these sources for future use, so it’s possible if you are viewing this after the date of this post there could be information included dated after.

**After his horrific ordeal and return to the Nasser Hospital on 2/7 he was briefly able to communicate again with the outside world.