I'm happy to say that the Israeli government has come out today and said that a ceasefire is imminent and predictions say that tonight could be the night. Peace is what I have been litterally praying for, and that a ceasefire would come. However remember that it is not yet over.
1,200 Palestinians have been slaughtered and at last count over 300 off those had been declared as Children. A huge unacceptable 86% have been declared Civilians, and by that we mean non Hamas members. Many others killed have been Politicians, legally elected, but painted as terrorists as a way to justify this slaughter off innocence.
Israeli troops have bombed UN Schools and UN Humanitarian headquaters, Clinics and Civilian Homes. The Israeli Soldiers fired shells and rockets at area that the UN had informed them held 500 people seeking refuge, in what is already a Refugee Camp. Israeli Soldiers have fired on UN Humanitarian trucks, and even shot Palestinian civilians waving White Surender flags. They have also used Phosphorus weapons, which in the situation was illegal. Israel will now more than likely walk away unpunished for crimes, which are against the Charter of the United Nations, The Declaration of Human Rights, The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement and Global outcry. They MUST be held accountable for the WAR Crimes they bestowed on innocent people.
After this ceasefire I would like to highlight that there will not be "peace", but merely, an absence of conflict. I have disagreements with this ceasefire, and I will have to insist that where as this Ceasefire is essential, these disagreements that, not only I, but many people have, must be brought up and dealt with. Whats left of the 1,500,000 people in Gaza will be forced to live in an even smaller area, as many many homes have be completely destroyed. The Apartheid wall will still be surrounding innocent people. Israel will still occupy Palestinain land and will still be opressing the Palestinian people.
The only way to insure lasting peace in Palestine is to recognise it as the country it is, tear down the illegal wall and return the rights of the Palestinian people and return the borders to the positions they were before the Six Day War of 1967.
Furthermore I am disgusted by the Western Governments for having still not condemed the "War" as an unacceptable slaughter of innocence, and infact they have offered support in helping put down Hamas. Hamas are yes militants, but they are a legally elected governing body for Palestine. They hve the right to be a strong political body. It also comes as no suprise that the Israelis now call a ceasefire, the weekend before President Elect Barack Obama's in auguration to the White House. Ban Ki Moon of the United Nations has shown anger that a third attack against a UN School took place today, despite promising just the day before it would not happen again. He has also called for a thurough investigation, so there is hope.
At this stage I am happy to see the Cease of Israeli military activity, but I continue to urge people to Boycott Israelis goods, as the Occupation and Racial segregation of Palestinians continues. As I stated in the title;
1,200 Palestinians have been slaughtered and at last count over 300 off those had been declared as Children. A huge unacceptable 86% have been declared Civilians, and by that we mean non Hamas members. Many others killed have been Politicians, legally elected, but painted as terrorists as a way to justify this slaughter off innocence.
Israeli troops have bombed UN Schools and UN Humanitarian headquaters, Clinics and Civilian Homes. The Israeli Soldiers fired shells and rockets at area that the UN had informed them held 500 people seeking refuge, in what is already a Refugee Camp. Israeli Soldiers have fired on UN Humanitarian trucks, and even shot Palestinian civilians waving White Surender flags. They have also used Phosphorus weapons, which in the situation was illegal. Israel will now more than likely walk away unpunished for crimes, which are against the Charter of the United Nations, The Declaration of Human Rights, The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, The Euro-Mediterranean Agreement and Global outcry. They MUST be held accountable for the WAR Crimes they bestowed on innocent people.
After this ceasefire I would like to highlight that there will not be "peace", but merely, an absence of conflict. I have disagreements with this ceasefire, and I will have to insist that where as this Ceasefire is essential, these disagreements that, not only I, but many people have, must be brought up and dealt with. Whats left of the 1,500,000 people in Gaza will be forced to live in an even smaller area, as many many homes have be completely destroyed. The Apartheid wall will still be surrounding innocent people. Israel will still occupy Palestinain land and will still be opressing the Palestinian people.
The only way to insure lasting peace in Palestine is to recognise it as the country it is, tear down the illegal wall and return the rights of the Palestinian people and return the borders to the positions they were before the Six Day War of 1967.
Furthermore I am disgusted by the Western Governments for having still not condemed the "War" as an unacceptable slaughter of innocence, and infact they have offered support in helping put down Hamas. Hamas are yes militants, but they are a legally elected governing body for Palestine. They hve the right to be a strong political body. It also comes as no suprise that the Israelis now call a ceasefire, the weekend before President Elect Barack Obama's in auguration to the White House. Ban Ki Moon of the United Nations has shown anger that a third attack against a UN School took place today, despite promising just the day before it would not happen again. He has also called for a thurough investigation, so there is hope.
At this stage I am happy to see the Cease of Israeli military activity, but I continue to urge people to Boycott Israelis goods, as the Occupation and Racial segregation of Palestinians continues. As I stated in the title;
It is not over
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