01 June 2010

Israel - Terrorist Gangster State

The criminal regime occupying Palestinian land is a putrid sore festering the world. After the attack by the pirate state on a Turkish ship in international waters, with the murder of Turkish nationals we have yet more proof. By their continuous criminal, terrorist actions, Israel has forfeited any legitimacy as a state. The state which was, and is, run by gangsters.

One cannot now stand idly by. The whole world must now stand up and  be counted. I propose that a massive effort be made to gather a massive fleet of hundreds of boats carrying thousands of people to do the same trip to Gaza all at the same time, carrying humanitarian aid to break the blockade. The Israelis will not be able to stop hundreds of boats at the same time.

Meanwhile I urge all who read this to sign the "BRussells Tribunal" petition:

"Appeal of the BRussells Tribunal (31 May 2010)
Please show your solidarity with the people of Gaza and the victims of Israeli killings by signing this appeal at http://www.petitiononline.com/GazaSol/petition.html
Israel’s killing of 19 innocents with 60 more injured must have maximal consequences
 
Israel impunity is a threat to all
 
Even for eyes burnt witnessing human suffering, there is something shocking, something impossible, about watching Israeli soldiers, armed and in gas masks, fast-roping from helicopters onto an aid ship filled with civilians journalists, parliamentarians, human rights activists, mothers, doctors headed to Gaza to break the inhuman siege that keeps 1.5 million people somewhere between life and death. 
The Mavi Marmara, carrying 10,000 tons of humanitarian aid, was flying a white flag: a universal symbol of non-violence. It was also flying the Turkish flag, in international waters, giving it status as a sovereign extension of Turkey. Regardless, Israel attacked. For what does Israel fight? Its existence, or the continuance of a regime of collective punishment calculated to destroy the Palestinians? Or are these the same thing? Dead: 19. Injured: 60. Who gave the order? Will NATO react to an attack on one of its members? 
Simple public murder
The right to exist cannot be asserted through murder. The very acceptance of Israel into the United Nations System was in 1948 conditioned on the former recognising the equal rights of Arabs, in particular the right of return of Palestinians. Not only has Israel prevented the return of refugees, it took over by force and occupied in 1967 the rest of historic Palestine. From founding until now we have witnessed an unending catalogue of Israeli atrocities. By these countless atrocities, Israel has forfeited any claim to legality it is moreover a state that refuses to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or consider giving up its nuclear weapons. 
Gaza is both the world’s largest open-air prison and the 21st century’s undeclared concentration camp. Everybody knows it. The UN knows it. The US president knows it. Tens of thousands of civil servants in countries across the world know it. The siege is a way of sealing the exits, and of slow killing. It is an atrocity on the same level as genocide. Here every man and woman has a moral duty: inaction is complicity and a betrayal of humanity. All legal rights are with those who attempt to end this situation by whatever means. 
The Freedom Flotilla is such an attempt: it is a refusal of inhuman suffering. Its symbolism is more powerful than any navy. As such, it remains what it was as it embarked on its journey: a signal of the collapse of the blockade. Where earlier lone vessels tried to reach Gaza, now they go in groups. More will follow. When a thousand ships set sail, what would Israel do?
Israel on trial
Israel lost the battle for international public opinion a long time ago. None can forget the relentless strafing of a captive civilian population in Israel’s last war on Gaza. Who can Israel hope to persuade now? 
    We condemn the illegal, immoral and inhuman blockade on Gaza, and all who uphold it
    We condemn Israel
    We condemn Israel’s brutal attack on peace activists in international waters. We declare that 700 brave souls, from 50 nations, represent something real that Israeli propaganda cannot erase
    We mourn the 19 murdered and express hope and solidarity with the 60 injured. We demand of Israel the release of all activists detained
    We call on all international institutions including the UN, the EU and human rights agencies and organisations to declare themselves unequivocally on this latest Israeli atrocity and to work towards ending Israeli impunity
    We demand an international tribunal to judge all Israeli crimes, past and present. We call on the UN General Assembly to request of the International Court of Justice an advisory opinion on the legality of Israel within the United Nations System given its systematic and gross disrespect of international law and moral authority
    We support all efforts by all means to free the people of Gaza from their prison and their suffering, including sanctions and divestment against Israel, a general boycott, and the boycott by workers federations of all ships going to and from Israel
    We call upon people everywhere to express their solidarity with the dead and injured, and with Palestinians under occupation, in local expressions of outrage wherever it is deemed useful. 
We call on all associations, unions, parliaments, professionals and others to endorse this appeal and its demands. Please distribute and act upon it. 
The BRussells Tribunal Committee
Please circulate this appeal widely and show your solidarity with the people of Gaza and the victims of Israeli killings by signing this appeal at http://www.petitiononline.com/GazaSol/petition.html.  
For information contact: info@brusselstribunal.org

1 comment:

Pedro Garcia Millan said...

sO YOU'RE A bRITON EXILED IN sPAIN HUH?? Well...i'm a Spaniard exiled in Anglosaxonville across the sea. FUNNY how you Anglo's seem to magically find your way to Spain where you b.s. & live there and have the FUN you couldn't have in Anglosaxonville yet a Spaniard like me (a Dr.) who doesnt sell his soul to the demon moloch is %$#@ed in the ass by the Anglos here & can't find work.
Funny HOW that works eh mate? I'll tell you this much...when i do RETURN home, i'm going to %$#@ every Briton i can in Spain & make it as DIFFICULT for you to work & enjoy life as you %$#@'s are doing to me here!

Have a nice day mate :)

PS
i'ts possible you may be one of the very few tiny Brits that are actually ok, but the bulk of you are arseholes!