Tag: palestine

  • Action: Sponsors Sought for U.S. Citizens to be Evacuated from Gaza

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/2009) – CAIR today issued a call for American sponsors willing to assist families of U.S. citizens who may be evacuated this week from the Gaza Strip. SEE: U.S. Preparing Evacuation of 150 Americans State Department officials tell CAIR that some of the almost 150 potential evacuees do not have family members in the…

  • Israeli Bullets Hit Home of American Children Trapped in Gaza

    (WASHINGTON, D.C., 1/12/2009) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) reported today that Israeli bullets hit the house of two American children trapped under bombardment by Israel in the Gaza Strip. CAIR has been seeking State Department assistance in evacuating the two children, ages six and three, along with all the other Americans in Gaza.…