[Occupymendocino] petition to end persecution of an American=Palestinian woman by the feds

[ELLEN ROSSER]

Dear Mark,
     I thought the constitutional rights of all people, especially those
being persecuted for opposing injustice, was part of the Occupy agenda.  I
guess I was wrong?
             Peace and blessings,  Ellen


On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Mark Safron <marksafron at att.net> wrote:

> Ellen,
> I don't think the Occupy listserve is the place for this petition. There
> are other listserves that are more appropriate.
> Regards, Mark
>
> On Oct 25, 2013, at 9:43 AM, ELLEN ROSSER <ellen.rosser at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> *A Palestinian woman, Rasmieh Odeh, was arrested at her home this
> morning, Oct. 22*, by agents of the Department of Homeland Security.
>
> She is charged with immigration fraud. Allegedly, in her application for
> citizenship, she didn’t mention that she was arrested in Palestine *45
> years ago* by an Israeli military court that detains Palestinians without
> charge - a court that has over 200 children in prison today and does not
> recognize the rights of Palestinians to due process.
> Friends,
>
>
> As many of you have heard, a dear friend and essential member of the Arab
> and Palestinian-American community in Chicago was arrested and indicted on
> immigration fraud charges yesterday.  This is part and parcel of wider
> efforts to intimidate and silence the Palestine solidarity movement.
>  Palestine Solidarity Legal Support and the Center for Constitutional
> Rights prepared this statement in solidarity with Rasmea.
>
>
> Dima
> Subject: Drop the Charges against Rasmea Yousef Odeh
>
>
>
>
> I signed a petition to U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade which says:
>
>
> "Drop the Charges against Rasmea Yousef Odeh"
>
>
> Will you sign this petition? Click here:
>
> http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/drop-the-charges-against?source=s.fwd&r_by=5398303
>
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