Ernst tells me that the tradition of the political candlelight vigil was started during World War II by Rudolf Hess. I bet not many people know this.
As announced by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, there is going to be a candlelight vigil in four cities in America on Christmas Eve for the besieged and brutalized Palestinians. If I were close to any one of these places, I would be there.
If anybody spots a Wiesenthaler or any of their ilk, that's going to be the Eighth Wonder of the World.
Let this be my ZGram for today as night falls and we live through the second shortest day of the year. Only tomorrow will be shorter and darker.
ADC Update:
Candlelight Vigils for Palestine on Christmas Eve
ADC Chapters and activists in several cities around the country are organizing Candlelight Vigils for Palestine to be held on Christmas Eve outside major cathedrals and churches. Each day, more Palestinian children are dying at the hands of the Israeli military. In the past two months only, Israeli forces in occupied Palestine have tragically murdered nearly 300 Palestinians. During this holiday season, it is time to stand up and support the right of the Palestinians to have their own state with Jerusalem as its capital. It is time for all those who have been forced out of their homeland to be granted their inalienable Right of Return. Join our candlelight vigils to remember those who have died at the hands of the Israeli military, and to demand peace with justice for Palestine.
DETAILS OF VIGILS:
Sacramento, CA:
December 24, Christmas Eve, just before midnight, 11 PM In Front of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament 11th & K (Between J and K), Sacramento, CA. For more information call ADC or email shehadeh@adc.org
Washington, DC: December 24, Christmas Eve, 6 - 8 pm and 10 - 12 pm In Front of the National Cathedral, Mass. Ave. and Wisconsin Ave, Washington, DC For more information call ADC or email nmohamad@adc.org
Los Angeles, CA December 24, Christmas Eve, 5 - 7 In Front of the Crystal Cathedral, 12141 Lewis St, Garden Grove, CA. For more information call ADC or email shehadeh@adc.org
Atlanta, GA December 24, Christmas Eve, starting at 9:30 PM In front of the 2nd Ponce De Leon Baptist Church, 2715 Peachtree Rd, NE. Atlanta, GA For more information email yosef0065@aol.com; or call (678) 571-5556.
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Thought for the Day:
"Israeli officials have steadfastly denied this charge - which has been levelled by the UN, Palestinian leaders and its own human rights groups. But yesterday's article spoke of the "excessive severity" with which orders are being interpreted, and quoted a senior officer, anonymously, saying: "Nobody can convince me we didn't needlessly kill dozens of children."
(The Irish Times | December 14, 2000)
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