URGENT APPEAL
STOP IMPENDING MASSACRE IN GAZA
At least 30 dead as Sharon re-engages Gaza
The Palestine Monitor urgently appeals to the international community to intervene in the carnage being wrought on the civilian populations of Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
More than 30 Palestinians, including several children, have been killed and more than 130 wounded in army operations in Gaza over the last two days and the Israeli offensive is almost certain to double this death toll if immediate action is not taken to intercede.
The refugee camps in Gaza are the most densely populated areas in the world. Jabaliya is the biggest and most densely populated Palestinian camp with 90.000 people living in an area of 3 km2. Such large scale and comprehensive military operations employing heavy, imprecise weaponry such as tank shells and missiles launched from overhead apache helicopters can only have catastrophic outcomes on the huge civilian population.
Already on Thursday an Israeli tank shell reportedly killed seven Palestinians near a school in Jabaliya, as Israeli forces thrust deep into the densely populated camp. Palestinian witnesses said the dead from the tank shell blast were all teenagers with no involvement in the fighting. Another 6 people were killed during a wake when the house of those returning from a funeral was shelled.
The operations taking place now are reminiscent of the devastating 2002 invasions of the West Bank. The re-occupation campaigns witnessed then are once again clearly visible in Gaza rendering abundantly clear the lie behind Sharon’s so called disengagement.
As Ariel Sharon has promised to widen operations in this open ended offensive there are fears that an entire northern section of the Gaza Strip could be wiped out. Last night the Israeli security cabinet was said to have approved a plan for the IDF to take control of a nine-kilometer swathe of northern Gaza up to the outskirts of Jabaliya demolishing the houses in their path. All evidence on the ground would suggest Sharon is planning a complete re-occupation.
For the several hundred thousand Palestinian unarmed, defenseless civilians trembling in their homes awaiting their fate in such an onslaught these fears were made real this morning as some 200 tanks, armored personnel carriers and bulldozers were reportedly assembled along the northern and eastern borders of the Gaza Strip.
The international community must act now to defend this civilian population which stands no chance of defending itself against the might of the Israeli army. The international community must speak up for those that do not have a voice, that do not have an army or international protection, those that have been imprisoned in sections of Gaza and have no where to run from what awaits them.
The Palestine Monitor calls upon the international community to take urgent action, to speak out against the Israeli massacre of a civilian population and to demand that Israel is held to international law. We urge all individuals and organizations to act immediately and contact the following US, UN, UK, and European Union representatives.
United States Representatives
- President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC 20500
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Tel. (1) 202-456-1414
- Your member of Congress -- Call the Capitol switchboard toll-free on 1-800-839-5276 and ask to be connected to your member of Congress.
United Nations
- General Telephone: (212) 963-1234; Fax for Kofi Annan's office: (212) 963-7055; E-mail: inquiries@un.org
- Permanent Missions to the United Nations
European Union Representatives
- EU Presidency, E-mail: eu@taoiseach.gov.ie
- High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the European Union Javier Solana -- Tel: +32 (0)2-285-6467 or +32 (0)476-93-6426; E-mail: presse.cabinet@consilium.eu.int
UK Representatives
- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair -- E-mail or Fax via Downing Street website
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page848.asp
Letters of protest should be sent to:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,
Office of the Prime Minister
3 Kaplan Street, P O Box 187
Jerusalem 91919, Israel
Telegram: Prime Minister, Jerusalem, Israel
Fax: +972 2 6705475
Telex: 25279 MPRES IL
E-mail: rohm@pmo.gov.il
The Palestine Monitor http://www.palestinemonitor.org
Please also see:
Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli army must respect human rights in its operations http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150942004
Palestinians: Large IDF force enters northern Gaza (Ha'aretz) Israel launches major, long-term invasion of Gaza http://ga3.org/jvfp/jpn_home.html#Article1
John Pilger: Time to Recognize State Terror
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=20040923062149350
Haithem El-Zabri: Where Are We After Four Years of Intifada?
"This is Israel's latest tool for ethnically cleansing the West Bank and making the establishment of a Palestinian state impossible.."
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=2004093008202296
Jewish settlers attack American Christian volunteers near Hebron
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_news&Number=292984743
Jewish American group calls for international intervention to stop Israel's massive military invasion of Gaza Strip
http://hystericalleftist.blogspot.com/2004/10/jewish-american-group-calls-for.html
US urges Israel to show restraint
Palestinian sources say 100 tanks have moved into northern Gaza
The US has called on Israel to exercise restraint in its latest offensive against Palestinian militants in northern Gaza.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3708918.stm
STOP IMPENDING MASSACRE IN GAZA
At least 30 dead as Sharon re-engages Gaza
The Palestine Monitor urgently appeals to the international community to intervene in the carnage being wrought on the civilian populations of Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahiya and the Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.
More than 30 Palestinians, including several children, have been killed and more than 130 wounded in army operations in Gaza over the last two days and the Israeli offensive is almost certain to double this death toll if immediate action is not taken to intercede.
The refugee camps in Gaza are the most densely populated areas in the world. Jabaliya is the biggest and most densely populated Palestinian camp with 90.000 people living in an area of 3 km2. Such large scale and comprehensive military operations employing heavy, imprecise weaponry such as tank shells and missiles launched from overhead apache helicopters can only have catastrophic outcomes on the huge civilian population.
Already on Thursday an Israeli tank shell reportedly killed seven Palestinians near a school in Jabaliya, as Israeli forces thrust deep into the densely populated camp. Palestinian witnesses said the dead from the tank shell blast were all teenagers with no involvement in the fighting. Another 6 people were killed during a wake when the house of those returning from a funeral was shelled.
The operations taking place now are reminiscent of the devastating 2002 invasions of the West Bank. The re-occupation campaigns witnessed then are once again clearly visible in Gaza rendering abundantly clear the lie behind Sharon’s so called disengagement.
As Ariel Sharon has promised to widen operations in this open ended offensive there are fears that an entire northern section of the Gaza Strip could be wiped out. Last night the Israeli security cabinet was said to have approved a plan for the IDF to take control of a nine-kilometer swathe of northern Gaza up to the outskirts of Jabaliya demolishing the houses in their path. All evidence on the ground would suggest Sharon is planning a complete re-occupation.
For the several hundred thousand Palestinian unarmed, defenseless civilians trembling in their homes awaiting their fate in such an onslaught these fears were made real this morning as some 200 tanks, armored personnel carriers and bulldozers were reportedly assembled along the northern and eastern borders of the Gaza Strip.
The international community must act now to defend this civilian population which stands no chance of defending itself against the might of the Israeli army. The international community must speak up for those that do not have a voice, that do not have an army or international protection, those that have been imprisoned in sections of Gaza and have no where to run from what awaits them.
The Palestine Monitor calls upon the international community to take urgent action, to speak out against the Israeli massacre of a civilian population and to demand that Israel is held to international law. We urge all individuals and organizations to act immediately and contact the following US, UN, UK, and European Union representatives.
United States Representatives
- President George W. Bush
1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington DC 20500
e-mail: president@whitehouse.gov
Tel. (1) 202-456-1414
- Your member of Congress -- Call the Capitol switchboard toll-free on 1-800-839-5276 and ask to be connected to your member of Congress.
United Nations
- General Telephone: (212) 963-1234; Fax for Kofi Annan's office: (212) 963-7055; E-mail: inquiries@un.org
- Permanent Missions to the United Nations
European Union Representatives
- EU Presidency, E-mail: eu@taoiseach.gov.ie
- High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the European Union Javier Solana -- Tel: +32 (0)2-285-6467 or +32 (0)476-93-6426; E-mail: presse.cabinet@consilium.eu.int
UK Representatives
- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair -- E-mail or Fax via Downing Street website
http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page848.asp
Letters of protest should be sent to:
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon,
Office of the Prime Minister
3 Kaplan Street, P O Box 187
Jerusalem 91919, Israel
Telegram: Prime Minister, Jerusalem, Israel
Fax: +972 2 6705475
Telex: 25279 MPRES IL
E-mail: rohm@pmo.gov.il
The Palestine Monitor http://www.palestinemonitor.org
Please also see:
Israel/Occupied Territories: Israeli army must respect human rights in its operations http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGMDE150942004
Palestinians: Large IDF force enters northern Gaza (Ha'aretz) Israel launches major, long-term invasion of Gaza http://ga3.org/jvfp/jpn_home.html#Article1
John Pilger: Time to Recognize State Terror
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=20040923062149350
Haithem El-Zabri: Where Are We After Four Years of Intifada?
"This is Israel's latest tool for ethnically cleansing the West Bank and making the establishment of a Palestinian state impossible.."
http://www.palestinechronicle.com/story.php?sid=2004093008202296
Jewish settlers attack American Christian volunteers near Hebron
http://www.libertyforum.org/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=news_news&Number=292984743
Jewish American group calls for international intervention to stop Israel's massive military invasion of Gaza Strip
http://hystericalleftist.blogspot.com/2004/10/jewish-american-group-calls-for.html
US urges Israel to show restraint
Palestinian sources say 100 tanks have moved into northern Gaza
The US has called on Israel to exercise restraint in its latest offensive against Palestinian militants in northern Gaza.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3708918.stm