Dear Members of the Asia to Gaza mission ,
Congratulations to all on Mission accomplished. Your own
experiences will inform you that the siege imposed on Palestine
has many collaborators with the government of Israel ;
and it is necessary to continuously expose this collaboration in
the region and beyond , including in all occupied territories and
in Palestine which has resulted in the killings , mutilations, starvations ,
the bombings of UN food aid and medical centres and the
testing of prohibited weaponry in Gaza ,with basic necessities
being denied to the Palestinian people, with the active support
of other governments who claim that they have brought democracy
and human rights to the region .
The ban imposed on the Iranian delegation of the Asia to Gaza
Caravan on a humanitarian mission , is one example of the people
of Palestine being denied the right to determine freely their policies
and alliances. Similarly bans have been imposed on individuals who
have focused attention on those governments collaborating with Israel
on the siege on the citizens of the State of Palestine in Gaza who have
been prohibited from entering the land route into Gaza for criticizing
the acts of collaboration .
Your Mission from Asia was the first all Asia mission with citizens
from several countries in Asia, namely India , Iran , Pakistan , Japan ,
Indonesia,Malaysia , Turkey , Jordan , Lebanon among others in close
co-operation ,a reminder that Asia is also a front line against recolonization
,
the the pillaging of resources and establishment of Narco States . Earlier
from Asia ,the citizens of Malaysia were among the pioneers in the over land
and sea missions to break the siege of Gaza co-operating with the
citizens of Europe and eminent citizens from the United States including
a former member of Congress Cynthia Mckinney . This was followed by
the martyrdom of Turkish citizens from the continent of Asia killed on the
MAVI MARMARA ,singled out in a racist attack , immediately followed by
the ship RACHEL CORRIE a part of the Flotilla launched with support from
the elder stateman Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad and eminent citizens from
Malaysia
including barrister Mathias Chang ,in collaboration with courageous citizens
from
Ireland among whom were Mairead Mcquire and Denis Halliday among others,
with all on board intimidated by Israeli warships ,illegally arrested and
detained in violation of all norms of International Law .
Your mission had every right to break the siege imposed on land
and Sea . The siege is illegal, in violation of the laws of war ,
apart from being barbaric and brutal . The sea off Gaza is an integral
part of Palestinian territorial waters and economic zone as per the
Resolution
of the United Nations General Assembly establishing the State of Palestine .
A Resolution passed by the UN General Assembly with the vote of the
then US government supporting the creation of two states by one and the
same Resolution, cannot as per elementary juridical and constitutional
principles ,
be legally superceded , set aside , abrogated or in any way altered or
denied by a Resolution of the US House of Congress and Senate , passed
almost six decades after the Resolution creating the State of Palestine,
which is a de jure and de facto reality ,having been recognized by a majority
of the member states of the United Nations, including the recent recognition of
the State of Palestine by governments of countries in Latin America .
The US Congressmen and Senators were not aware of the elementary
principle, that in law without the State of Palestine there can be no
legitimacy
for the State of Israel, asa denial of the Resolution creating the State of
Palestine
is in fact negating the establishment of the State of Israel sought to be
established
on Palestinian territory by one and the same Resolution .It is not Mahatma
Gandhi
and President Ahmedinejad alone who question the legal validity of the
Balfour
Declaration and the establishment of the State of Israel by settlors from
other countries
and regions colonizing territory belonging to the people of Palestine ;it is
now the US legislaturewhich is in denial of the same Resolution which
simultaneously established
the State of Palestine and the State ofIsrael . It was the stand of the then
government of
India headed by Jawaharlal Nehru in the United Nations that there can be only
one State
on Palestinian territory and that is the State of Palestine with equal rights
to all citizens,
including those who had been forcibly evicted from Palestinian homes and
territories.
With greetings to all those who persevered against all odds in the spirit
and warmth
of International solidarity ,leaving us behind in the cold , feeling somewhat
as
lesser human beings , no matter what the reasons valid or otherwise .
I salute your fortitude and indomitable courage and of those who preceded
you on board
fragile boats and on the Freedom Flotilla , an example to those who will follow
until the
SIEGE OF GAZA IS LIFTED AND THE STATE OF PALESTINE PRESENTLY IN CHAINS
IS LIBERATED .
Kindly circulate to all members of the Asia to Gaza Caravan .
Niloufer Bhagwat
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 8:46 PM
Subject: update on caravan
Dear friends,
Sorry for the delay in response.
1. On visa: Syrian visa is an ' on arrival' visa.
2. the caravan leaves Iran on 15th and will be in turkey and then reach Syria
on 20th December. The caravan will stay in Syria till the 25th. Small
delegations will go to Lebanon and Jordan from there.
For further info please either call the caravan numbers or write to us and
we'll try to get back to you as soon as we get responses from the caravan.
Best,
Dithhi
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