Viva Palestina is requesting calls from stateside supporters to these Egyptian embassies in the US to allow the convoy through. Latest news is the Egyptian Government has seized Viva Palestina's vehicles. I don't think it would be a bad idea to add that you will otherwise lobby your congressman to cut Egypt off with a dime. Second in US foreign aid only behind Israel.
From my inbox:
Ask them to let the Convoy through! To open
Rafah Crossing! And to let our people in Gaza live!
From Viva Palestina:
To all friends of Palestine
Our situation is now at a crisis point! Riot has broken out in the port of Al- Arish...
This late afternoon we were negotiating with a senior official from Cairo who left negotiations some two hours ago and did not return. Our negotiations with the official was regarding taking our aid vehicles into Gaza.
He left two hours ago and did not come back. Egyptian authorities called over 2,000 riot police who then moved towards our camp at the port.
We have now blocked the entrance to the port and we are now faced with riot police and water cannons and are determined to defend our vehicles and aid.
The Egyptian authorities have by their stubbornness and hostility towards the convoy, brought us to a crisis point.
We are now calling upon all friends of Palestine to mount protests in person where possible, but by any means available to Egyptian representatives, consulates and Embassy's and demand that the convoy are allowed a safe passage into Gaza tomorrow!
Kevin Ovenden
Viva Palestina Convoy Leader
The Washington Embassy and its Consulate Section
Telephone: (202)895-5400
3521 International Ct. N.W
Washington, DC 20008
The Consulate General in San Francisco
Telephone:(415)346-7352 / (415)346-9702 / (415)346-9700
276 Mallorca Way
San Francisco, CA 94123
Fax (415) 346-9480
www.egy2000.com
email: egypt@egy2000.com
The Consulate General in New York
Telephone: (212)759-7122 / (212)759-7121 / (212)759-7120
1110 Second Avenue
New York, NY 10022
The Consulate General in Chicago
Telephone:(312)828-9162 / (312)828-9163 / (312)828-9164
500 N. Michigan Ave., Suite # 1900
Chicago, IL 60611
The Consulate General in Houston
Telephone:(713)961-4916 / (713)961-4915
5718 Westheimer, Suite # 1350
Houston, TX 77057