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=== News Update ===
URGENT ALERT: Palestine � Write to U.N. General
Assembly President urging for creation of Israeli war crimes tribunal
31 December 2008
In light of the current Israeli bombardment of
Gaza and humanitarian crises, IHRC calls on
campaigners to write to the U.N. General Assembly
President, urging for the creation of an Israeli war crimes tribunal.
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Islamic Human Rights Commission
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31 December 2008
<http://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=3856>http://www.ihrc.org.uk/show.php?id=3856
URGENT ALERT: Palestine � Write to U.N. General
Assembly President urging for creation of Israeli war crimes tribunal
Contents
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Action required
4. Sample letter
1. Summary
With the Gaza death toll exceeding 400, the
Islamic Human Rights Commission calls on
campaigners to send letters to the President of
the United Nations General Assembly, to urge the
U.N. General Assembly to establish an
International Criminal Tribunal for Israel (ICTI).
2. Background
After five days of consecutive bombardment of
Gaza, and an ever-increasing death toll,
demonstrators all over the world are calling for
an end to the massacre. Campaigners are urged to
continue attending demonstrations and boycotting
Israel, and are now asked to send letters to the
President of the U.N. General Assembly, urging
for the long-overdue establishment of an
International Criminal Tribunal for Israel
(ICTI), under U.N. Charter Article 22.
On the topic of Israel�s current attack on
Gaza, Archibishop Desmond Tutu said on Sunday:
"In the context of total aerial supremacy, in
which one side in a conflict deploys lethal
aircraft against opponents with no means of
defending themselves, the bombardment bears all the hallmarks of war crimes."
Francis A. Boyle, in calling for the creation of
such an Israeli war crimes tribunal, said:
�The establishment of ICTI would provide some
small degree of justice to the victims of Israeli
war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
against the Peoples of Lebanon and
Palestine--just as the ICTY has done in the
Balkans. Furthermore, the establishment of ICTI
by the U.N. General Assembly would serve as a
deterrent effect upon Israeli leaders such as
Prime Minister Olmert, Foreign Minister Livni,
Defense Minister Barak , Chief of Staff Ashkenazi
and Israel's other top generals that they will be
prosecuted for their further infliction of
international crimes upon the Lebanese and the Palestinians.�
3. Action required
Write to the President of the U.N. General
Assembly, urging for the establishment of an
International Criminal Tribunal for Israel
(ICTI), under U.N. Charter Article 22.
Fax: +1 (212) 963-4423
Email: <http://www.un.org/ga/contactus.asp>http://www.un.org/ga/contactus.asp
4. Sample letter
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If you receive a reply to the letter you send, we
request you to send a copy of the letter you sent
and the reply you received to IHRC. This is
extremely important as it helps IHRC to monitor
the situation with regards to our campaigns and
to improve upon the current model letters.
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Sample letter to the President of the U.N. General Assembly.
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
President
General Assembly
United Nations
New York, NY USA
[Date]
Dear Sir,
Re: Creation of Israeli war crimes tribunal
The current massacre happening in Gaza is of
urgent concern to my community and I. For attacks
which bear all the trademarks of war crimes, is
it not time for them to be assessed within the
appropriate context of an Israeli war crimes tribunal?
Surely, you do not need me to relate to you the
strangulation and bombardment of Gaza, and the
humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding. After
five days of consecutive bombardment of Gaza, and
a death toll exceeding 400, calls for an end to
the massacre fall on the deaf ears of a murderous Israeli government.
The 1.5 million abused and starved inhabitants of
�the world�s biggest concentration camp�
are being forced to continue to collectively-pay
for democratically-electing their government.
While the Israeli authorities punish the
Palestinians in order to teach Hamas a
hard-handed lesson, the civilian casualties and
number of injured continue to soar. Israel is
refusing ceasefire requests, in spite of Hamas
offering it on the basis of reasonable and
attainable compromises: �an end to the
blockade, and an Israeli ceasefire on the West
Bank�, according to Yuval Diskin, current head
of Israeli security services Shin Bet.
Also, in light of the current attacks which have
sparked international condemnation, Archbishop
Desmund Tutu said: "In the context of total
aerial supremacy, in which one side in a conflict
deploys lethal aircraft against opponents with no
means of defending themselves, the bombardment
bears all the hallmarks of war crimes."
Over the past 2 months, fuel supply to Gaza has
been blocked leading to the closure of its power
plant, and even the U.N. has been forced to halt
distribution of food aid, upon which most Gazans
are reliant. The actions of the Israeli
authorities violate the Geneva Conventions and so
many international norms. It is now more
necessary than ever for the U.N. to establish an
International Criminal Tribunal for Israel
(ICTI), under U.N. Charter Article 22. Failure to
create viable accountability would only further
embolden the Israeli government to continue their
extermination of the Palestinians.
As the crimes committed against Palestinians
degrade all humanity, we request you to urge
members of the U.N. General Assembly to swiftly
take necessary and appropriate action towards
creating an ICTI under U.N. Charter Article 22,
and holding the Israeli government accountable.
I look forward to your reply regarding this urgent matter.
Yours sincerely,
[Your signature]
[Your name]
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