(Letter To Hosni Mubarak from Citizens International)

No.10, Jalan Mesjid Negeri

11600 Penang, Malaysia

Tel: (6)04-828 4648

Fax: (6)04-8284648

e-mail: cizs@streamyx.com

28th November 2008

To :

17 November 2008

President Mubarak,

We, the undersigned, write to you in the hope that you will take the much needed action in regard to the blockade of Gaza that is required.

You surely do not need us to relate to you the strangulation of Gaza, and the humanitarian crisis that is unfolding. The blockading of Gaza, before this current crisis, was already described as creating the world’s biggest concentration camp. It beggars belief that a civilian population of 1.5 million people is abused and starved – punished collectively for choosing their own government.

As you know in the last weeks, fuel supply to Gaza has been blocked leading to the closure of its power plant. The UN has been forced to halt distribution of food aid, upon which most Gazans are reliant. The actions of the Israeli authorities violate the Geneva Conventions and so many international norms. The crimes committed against Gazans degrade all humanity and failure to act against these crimes, by those with the capacity to do so, ensures their complicity with the criminals.

Whilst this catastrophe unfolds, it beggars belief that there exists a crossing into Gaza, namely the Refah crossing that is outside Israeli control, yet still closed. This crossing, on the border with Egypt, must be opened immediately and unconditionally, to allow in international relief efforts and the personnel required to alleviate the suffering the innocent civilians of Gaza undergo.

We do not beg you to open this crossing, we demand it. We ask you to look to the example of Egyptians who earlier this year broke through the blockade to help those in need. You can be remembered, as they are, for a difficult but noble act, or you can choose to support the oppression of Gazans.

For anyone with a conscience it is not a choice.

In the hope of your swift and humanitarian action:

Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid

Campaign Coordinator.

Name Organisation Country

Massoud Shadjareh DirectorIslamic Human Rights Commission UK

Mohideen Abdul Kader Director Citizens International Malaysia

S.M. Mohamed Idris Chairman Citizens International Malaysia

Dr Syed Azman Syed Ahmad Nawawi Chairman Al-Quds Malaysia Malaysia

Mohideen Abdul Kader Director Nusantara Initiatives for Justice and Peace Malaysia

YB Sallehuddin Ayub Youth Chief Islamic Party of Malaysia Malaysia

Abdul Ghani Shamsuddin Chairman , (S.H.U.R.A) Sekretariat Himpunan Ulama Rantau Asia Secretariat for Asia Assembly of Ulama' Malaysia

Mohd Azmi Abdul Hamid Presiden Presiden TERAS Pengupayaan Melayu ( Community Empowerment NGO) Malaysia

Us,Abdul Halim Abdul Kadir Chairman YDP Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (Muslim Scholars Association) of Malaysia Malaysia

Mahfuz Omar Chairman IMPAK ( Institute For Community Mobilization and Development) Malaysia

Datuk Abu Bakar Chik Chairman Asian Federation Muslim Youth Malaysia

Hj. Hussein Ismail Director Yayasan Amal Malaysia Malaysia

Ahmad Tarmizi Sulaiman Secretary Institute Syariat Research and Development ( ISRA’) Malaysia

Zakaria Latif Secretary Muslim Care Malaysia Malaysia

Masadah Sajadi Chair Malaysian Muslim Women Action Council Malaysia

Mohammad Faisal Abdul Aziz Vice President PKPIM Malaysia

Dr Abdul Rahman Ahmad Vice President WEHDAH Malaysia

Zulkifli Ibrahim Secretary General JAMAIY Malaysia

Dzulkhairi Md Noor GAMIS Gabongan Mahasiswa Islam Malaysia Malaysia

Mohd Shah Rizan Sazali Chairman Ummah Welfares Movement of Northern Malaysia (UMMAH AID) Malaysia

Mazlumder Turkey

Friends of Al Aqsa UK

Yvonne Ridley Journalist UK

Humza Yousaf Scottish-Islamic Foundation UK

Muntasir Al-Hamed Muslim Youth Foundation UK

M Nashashibi Arab Media Watch UK

Ziad Al-Aloul Palestinian Business Forum UK

Sukant Chandan Sons of Malcolm UK

Bashir Ahmad MSP Scottish National Party UK

Salma Yaqoob Councillor UK

Faisal Hanjra FOSIS UK

Dr John E Richardson Loughborough University UK

Jeremy Corbyn MP Member of Parliament UK

Clare Short MP Member of Parliament UK

Derek Wyatt MP Member of Parliament UK

Rabbi Ahron Cohen Neturei Karta UK

Dr. M.H. Jawahirullah, President Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam India

Les Levidow Campaign Against Criminalising Communities UK

Dr. Brian Iddon MP Member of Parliament UK

Seyyed Ferjani Muslim Association of Britain UK

John McDonnell MP Member of Parliament UK

Tony Greenstein Brighton & Hove UNISON and Brighton & Hove Trades Council UK

Professor Alex Callinicos King's College London UK

Roland Rance Jews Against Zionism UK

Herry Nurdi Chief Editor, Sabili Indonesia

Aliansi Selamatkan Anak Indonesia Indonesia

Indonesian Advocacy Center for Law and Human Rights Indonesia

George Galloway MP Member of Parliament UK

Muslim Council of Britain UK

Palestine Return Centre UK

Lord Nazir Ahmed House of Lords UK

Baroness Jenny Tonge House of Lords UK

Palestine Internationalist UK

British Muslim Initiative UK

Dr Zahra Mostafavi Women Society Iran

Dr M. Rahmandoost Society for supporting Palestine People Iran

Ahmed Neda Institute Iran

Mottahar Institute Amroudy Iran

Ahlol Bayt Institute Aarabi Iran

Kanani Movement against Zionism Iran

Navab Safavi Navab Cultural Institute Iran

Rajaee Estesh Hadyoun Iran

Moayedi Women for Palestine Iran

Nabil Saeig Greece

Nikos Karapasis Greece

Dimitris Tsironis Member of Parliament Greece

Markos Mpolaris Greece

Michalis Timosidis Greece

Professor Vangelis Pissias Academia Greece

Petros Giotis Greece

Giorgos Anastopoulos Greece

Nikos Klitsikas Greece

Nanter al Ampantla Greece

Amalia Pateraki Greece

Maria Nikoforou Greece

Michalis Timosidis Greece

Professor Vangelis Pissias Academia Greece

Petros Giotis Greece

Giorgos Anastopoulos Greece

Nikos Klitsikas Greece

Nanter al Ampantla Greece

Amalia Pateraki Greece

Maria Nikoforou Greece

Dott. Elvio Arancio Italy

Dott.ssa Angela Lano InfoPal Italy

Sentaore Fernando Rossi Member of Parliament Italy

Avv.Dari Rossi Italy

Amin A Rashid PPMS Netherlands

Baas Over Eigen Hoofd Netherlands

Abdul Wahid Pedersen Muslim Council of Denmark Denmark

Oliver Haschemizade Dar al Janab Austria

Mazlumder Turkey

Mohammed Avet Sweden

Nariman Shehab Germany

Luk Vervaet Prison teacher Belgium

Chakib FIOE Belgium

Alad Beargan PAC Jordan

Mohammed Salamah JEA Jordan

Laila Khaled PFLP Jordan

Husain Ahmad Palestine Student Association Lebanon

Ali Husaidi Thabit Organization Lebanon

Haidan Dekmak Quds Association Lebanon

Tarek Hamoud Palestinian Return (Wajeb) Syria

Moustafa El-leddawi Researcher Syria

Wael Pader Fateh Syria

Munazzamat Al Dawa Al Islamiya Sudan Dr. M.H. Jawahirullah, President Tamilnadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam India

Mujtahid Hashem Voice of Palestine Indonesia

Mohideen Abdul Kader Citizens International Malaysia

Dr Zahra Mostafavi International Union of NGOs Supporting Palestinian People Internationally (The list is not exhaustive)