[statecom-discuss] A shorter statement on Lebanon and Palestine

[Colby E. Peterson]

This statement works for me! No concerns with it. Thank you!

- Colby

On Jul 21, 2006, at 1:56 PM, Ron Francis wrote:

> Dear Statecom folks,
>
>   I have incorporated Bill's suggestion into an amended statement  
> and did some grammatical work....
>
>   hopefully adcom can consider this statement on saturday's phone  
> conference meeting (which is open to all members by the way)
>
>   Israel’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, which include the bombing  
> of civilian infrastructure and the carrying out of violent actions
>
> against civilians, are unprovoked and constitute
> gross violations of international law.  The attacks
> meet the definition of war crimes and are also the primary
> cause of this past week’s violence in the Middle East.
>
> The Green-Rainbow Party opposes any and all
> attacks on noncombatant civilians in the region, but
> recognizes the right of Lebanese people and Palestinian
> people to resist occupation and unprovoked military incursions,
> as indicated in the Declaration of Human Rights.
>
> Since the US government gives arms to Israel that
> facilitate Israel’s illegal attacks, our primary
> responsibility, as US residents,
> is to call upon the Israeli regime to: cease any and all
> offensives immediately; immediately leave Lebanese territory
> forever; and immediately leave the West Bank, Gaza and
> Jerusalem as a first step towards ending apartheid
> in historic Palestine.
>
> We therefore call on all
> invested parties, including the U.S., to divest from and
> cease all foreign aid to Israel as long as the human rights
> of Palestinians are denied.
>
> We affirm the right of Palestinian refugees, including those
> now residing in Lebanon, to return to their homes
> throughout historic Palestine (today called Israel)
> and live in peace without being discriminated against,
> de jure, as non-Jews.
>
> We condemn the pro-war statement "We Stand With Israel"
> signed by leading Democratic, Republican and
> independent politicians, published July 20 in the Boston press.
>
> The Green-Rainbow Party is the only party
> that stands with Palestinians who are fighting for an
> end to illegal occupation, racism and Zionist colonization.
>
>
>
>
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