Statement by Prof. Ricjard Falk, the UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
<http://www.facebook.com/ajax/share_dialog.php?s=4&appid=2347471856&p[]=1255234480&p[]=127570890594934> Today at 11:11am “Those Responsible Must Be Held Criminally Accountable” By Richard Falk Source: Countercurrents.org Tuesday, June 01, 2010 Richard Falk's ZSpace Page This incident should serve as a wakeup call for a complicit international community. There are three political imperatives that need to emerge with a sense of urgency: condemnation of the Israeli attack and an accompanying demand for the immediate end of the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, appropriately by a decision in the UN Security Council; an authoritative launching of an investigation of war crimes allegations against Israel by the International Criminal Court; the widest possible endorsement and strengthening of the already growing worldwide boycott, divestment, and sanctions campaign directed at Israel’s occupation policies in Palestinian Territories. GENEVA – The UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Richard Falk, urged Monday the international community to bring to justice those responsible for the killing of some 16 unarmed peace activist, when Israeli armed commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to Gaza. “Israel is guilty of shocking behavior by using deadly weapons against unarmed civilians on ships that were situated in the high seas where freedom of navigation exists, according to the law of the seas,” Mr. Falk said. “It is essential that those Israelis responsible for this lawless and murderous behavior, including political leaders who issued the orders, be held criminally accountable for their wrongful acts.” There are confirmed reports of lethal interference by Israeli military units on the high seas with the Freedom Flotilla of six ships carrying some 10,000 tons of medicine, food, and building materials to the civilian population of Gaza. Preliminary reports suggest as many as 16 unarmed activists were killed, and dozens more wounded. “This peaceful humanitarian initiative by citizens from 50 countries is an urgent response to the continuation of an unlawful blockade that has been maintained for almost three years causing great physical and mental harm to the whole of the 1.5 million people entrapped within Gaza,” the UN independent expert said. “Such a massive form of collective punishment is a crime against humanity, as well as a gross violation of the prohibition on collective punishment in Article 33 of the Fourth Geneva Convention.” As Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories, familiar with the suffering of the people of Gaza, I find this latest instance of Israeli military lawlessness to create a situation of regional and global emergency. Unless prompt and decisive action is taken to challenge the Israeli approach to Gaza all of us will be complicit in criminal policies that are challenging the survival of an entire beleaguered community.” Mr. Falk urged the world community “to take urgent action in response to this flagrant flouting of international law. It is time to insist on the end of the blockade of Gaza. The worldwide campaign of boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel is now a moral and political imperative, and needs to be supported and strengthened everywhere.” Richard Falk , Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and author of “Crimes of War: Iraq” and “The Costs of War: International Law, the UN, and World Order after Iraq” Also, current UN Rapporteur for Palestine. http://www.zcommunications.org/those-responsible-mus t-be-held-criminally-accountable-by-richard-falk On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Jamaludin Mohyiddin <[email protected]>wrote: > Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarokatuh, > > Kita bersama sama dengan para syuhada ini. Shaikh Raed Shalah tidak > sepatutnya di dera hinggakan cedera parah. > > Sudah jelas serangan maut ini melanggari the international law of the sea. > Baca petikan dibawah: > > *An extract from Ray McGovern article titled Obama’s Timidity and Deaths > at Sea at Antiwar.com news * > > *Israel’s Attack Illegal; What Now?*** > > Craig Murray, a former British ambassador and Foreign Office specialist on > maritime law (and VIPS member), has just weighed in with a helpful > description of two clear legal possibilities, which take into account both > international law and the Law of the Sea: > > *“Possibility one is that the Israeli commandos were acting on behalf of > the government of Israel in killing the activists in international waters. > The applicable law is that of the flag state of the ship on which the > incident occurred.* > > *“In legal terms, the Turkish ship was Turkish territory. So in this case > Israel is in a position of war with Turkey, and the attack by Israeli > commandos falls under international jurisdiction as a war crime. * > > *“Possibility two is that, if the killings were not military actions > authorized by Israel, they were then acts of murder and fall under Turkish > jurisdiction. If Israel does not consider itself in a position of war with > Turkey, it must hand over the commandos involved for trial in Turkey under > Turkish law. It is for Turkey, not Israel, to carry out any inquiry or > investigation and to initiate any prosecutions. Israel would be obliged by > law to hand over indicted personnel for prosecution.”* > > Stay tuned. > > http://original.antiwar.com/mcgovern/2010/06/01/obamas-timidity-and-deaths-at-sea/ > > Sea blockade itu sendiri bertentangan dengan international law of the sea. > Telah pun bertentangan dengan UN resolution. Sila baca keratan di bawah: > > Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said that Israel remains in > defiance of U.N. resolutions requiring it to end the blockage. He cited > Security Council Resolution 1860, which "calls for the unimpeded provision > and distribution throughout Gaza of humanitarian assistance, including of > food, fuel and medical treatment." > > But the resolution also "welcomes the initiatives aimed at creating and > opening humanitarian corridors and other mechanism for the sustained > delivery of humanitarian aid." And Israel maintains that it has been > faithfully implementing the resolution by establishing border crossing > routes for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. > > To resolve the crisis, Davutoglu said Israel must make a "clear and formal > apology," accept an independent investigation, release all passengers > immediately, return the bodies of all dead passengers and lift what he > called the "siege of Gaza." If these demands are not quickly met, he said > that Turkey will demand further action from the U.N. Security Council. > > He added that Turkey will also bring the matter before NATO. "Citizens of > member states were attacked by a country that was not a member of NATO," he > said. "We think that should be discussed in NATO." > > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/01/AR2010060102934_pf.html > > > > > 2010/6/2 <[email protected]> > > "Salam alykom brother they killed 20 and injured 50 arrested them all >> this is pyracy. we will demonestrated today, as Gaza is boiling. one >> big Islamic figure shaikh Raed Shalah is serously injured. he lives >> near aqsa mosque and he is the head of the islamic movement..." (SMS dari >> ikhwah kita di GAZA) >> >> Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry® >> >> > -- . 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