GAZA: A CALL FOR URGENT ACTION
The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD) deplores the
unanimous decision by the Israeli cabinet to impose sanctions on
supplies of electricity, fuel and other basic goods and services to the
civilian population of Gaza, and calls upon the international community
to prevent this crime against humanity from being carried out. Indeed,
the very legal framework invoked by Israel to carry out this illegal
and immoral act - declaring Gaza a "hostile entity" within a "conflict
short of war" - has absolutely no standing in international law. The
collective punishment of an entire civilian population, by contrast, is
explicitly prohibited.
We call on the Secretary General of the UN, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, to
urgently convene the Security Council in order to tell the Israeli
government that this step is completely unacceptable and must be
rescinded.
We call on the governments of the world, and in particular the American
government and the European Parliament, to censure this decision,
especially in light of recent attempts to revive the diplomatic process.
We call on the world's religious leaders to condemn this blatant
violation of human rights and the most fundamental assault on human
life and dignity, made especially poignant as it is being implemented
during the holy month of Ramadan. As Israelis, most of whom are Jews,
we call upon Jewish leaders to speak out unequivocally against this
offense against Jewish values on the eve of Yom Kippur
And we call upon the peoples of the world to let their officials and
leaders know of their repudiation of this cruel, illegal and immoral
act - an act that stands out in its cruelty even in an already
oppressive Israeli Occupation. ICAHD condemns attacks on all civilians,
be they Israeli or Palestinian. Violations of international law by
governments affecting millions of people are, however, especially
egregious and must be denounced.
Israel's decision to punish Gaza's civilian population, with all the
human suffering that entails, constitutes an instance of State
Terrorism against innocent people. Only when Israel is held accountable
for its actions and international law upheld will a just peace be
possible in the Middle East.
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