[Peace-discuss] fwd: Appeal to World Public Opinion From Palestinians Under Siege
Alfred Kagan
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Mon Mar 10 09:56:32 CST 2003
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>International release
>March 10, 2003
>
>The following appeal is the result of many frantic meetings and
>consultations among Palestinian activists, NGO's and political
>organizations - covering the entire spectrum of Palestinian opinion and
>including people and groups who traditionally oppose each other, but all
>united in forming The Palestinian Emergency Committees (PEC), in the
>face of what may happen during Bush's soon-to-launched war on Iraq.
>
>Several of these groups have approached Gush Shalom and other Israeli
>peace groups. Efforts are underway to coordinate with as wide as possible
>a range of Israelis, but because of the urgency of the matter Ui Avnery who
>drafted an Israeli Statement of Support, asked not to wait any longer with
>disseminating the following. Consultations with fellow peace activists and
>groups will focus on action on the ground.
>
>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>From: "Uri Avnery" <avnery at actcom.co.il>
>Date sent: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 14:09:53 +0200
>Subject: War Emergency Palestine-Israel
>
>Hi,
>I am sending you two documents: the Palestinian Emergency
>Appeal and the Israeli Support Statement.
>In view of the coming war, they are urgent.
>Salamaat, Shalom,
>uri
>
>
> Appeal to World Public Opinion
> From Palestinians under siege
>
>World attention is focused nowadays on Iraq and the effect of the US-led
>attack on regional stability.Millions of peopleall over the world
>demonstrate
>their opposition to the war and attempt to avert it. However, the message
>we, the Palestinian civilian population, are receiving from Israeli
>officials is
>threatening us with dangerous consequences.
>
>Statements made over the last two months by both Israeli officials and
>media indicate what they are proposing, planning and preparing to execute
>in the Palestinian occupied territories in caseof waragainst Iraq. Such
>statements could be meant as intimidation, deterrent or real threat. In view
>of our past and present experience, we, the Palestinians, tend to see them
>as a threat endangering our very existence in this land of ours.
>
>The threats published just recently by the Israeli media include, among
>many others:
>
>-- Imposing atotal curfew on the Palestinian people and land.
>
>-- Declaring the Palestinian territories closed military areas,
>thus
>preventing foreign and local journalists from operating in the
>territories.Such measures are clearlyintended to prevent the
>public
>exposureof the possible Israeli actions against the Palestinians.
>
>-- Continuing the Israeli practice of mass detention of Palestinian
>activists without charges, and the destruction of Palestinian homesand
>infrastructure.
>
>-- Possible mass transfer of Palestinian civilian population from certain
>locations adjacent to the proposed Israeli security wall. These areas
>belong to the occupied West Bank.
>
>--Possible efforts to transfer Palestinians from the occupied territories to
>neighboring countries.
>
>--Possible elimination of the elected president of the Palestinian
>Authority, Mr. Yasser Arafat, or his deportation to a remote area.
>
>The Palestinian Emergency Committees (PEC) were established in the
>Palestinian territories to undertake the specific tasks of organizing the
>community during the possible war on Iraq, and to highlight the need for
>Palestinian readiness for possible drastic Israelimeasures.
>
>PEC is a coalition of NGOs, national organizations, charitable societies,
>professional unions, political parties, ministries and public
>figures, operating
>through a coordinating office in Ramallah with national outreach and
>representation.
>
>We ask you to form an International Committee for the Protection of the
>Palestinian People, and to take immediate steps to prevent the Israeli
>government from taking advantage of the situation created by the war on
>Iraq.
>
>Your support is very much needed and could help in preventing further
>suffering and pain and the death of innocent Palestinians.
>
>For further information and contact, please write to:
>protectpalestinians at yahoo.com
>Ramallah, Occupied Palestine, March 3rd, 2003
>
> ***
>
>
> Israeli Statement of Support for the Palestinian Emergency Appeal
>
>Israeli Statement of Support
> For the Palestinian Emergency Appeal
>
>As Israelis, we strongly support the ìAppeal to World Opinionî published by
>the Palestinian Emergency Committee.
>
>We call on all people of goodwill to set up urgently an International
>Committee for the Protection of the Palestinian People.
>
>The dangers posed to the Palestinian population in case of an American
>attack on Iraq are real and severe.
>
>Extreme right-wing elements in our political and military leadership may try
>to exploit the war situation in order to commit acts of ìtransferî. Such acts
>violate Israeli and international law and endanger the future of Israel.
>
>Peace between the peoples of Israel and Palestine is the only solid basis
>for the security and well-being of our state.
>
>ISRAELI EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
>info at gush-shalom.org
>
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