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To: UN Special Coordinator Mladenov, President Obama, President Hollande, Chancellor Merkel, King Abdullah Al Saud, MP Cameron, Sheikh Al Thani, EU Vice President Mogherini, and all other world leaders:

One year on from the Israeli military operation in Gaza, we are calling on you to press Israel to end the blockade and to immediately remove wood, steel bars, cement, aggregates, and other essential construction materials from the list of items restricted from entering the Gaza Strip. World leaders have pledged $3.5 billion to rebuild Gaza, but Israeli restrictions on the entry of building material are costing reconstruction efforts incalculable delays. Not one of the 19,000 homes destroyed in Gaza has been rebuilt in the last year. As concerned citizens, we urge you to take action to press for an end to these restrictions now.  
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Sleeping in the rubble
Children in Palestine are sleeping in the rubble of last summer’s war, exposed to the scorching summer heat. In the last year, children have died from exposure and thousands of families remain homeless because Israel stubbornly refuses to let building supplies into Gaza.

It doesn't have to be this way. World leaders pledged $3.5 billion to rebuild Gaza and tonnes of building materials, like concrete, are ready to be shipped in. But Israel's punishing blockade, intended to control Gaza’s desperate population, prevents nearly all supplies from getting through. It's madness -- of the thousands of homes destroyed in last summer's war not one has been rebuilt. Now aid agencies on the ground are asking our community for help.

Together we can do something about this tragedy. Israel cares deeply about its relationships with many leading donor countries. Let’s call on those governments to raise the pressure on Israel to lift this senseless blockade and save lives. Sign here and share widely:

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