Call to Action - Saturday, July 22, 2006
END ISRAEL'S ASSAULT ON GAZA AND LEBANON
FREDERICTON ACTION - Saturday, July 22, 1pm
Rally, information, speeches...
...a chance to stand and be counted amongst those
opposed to the brutal assault on civilians
STATEMENT FROM CANADIAN PEACE ALLIANCE:
July 15, 2006
The Canadian Peace Alliance is demanding that the
government of Canada call for an immediate end to
the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and Gaza. This escalating
conflict may destabilize the entire region and result
in a larger war.
Israel's actions have now killed eight Canadians and
hundreds more Lebanese and Palestinians. Stephen
Harper's refusal to condemn these attacks is
shameful.
We are calling on peace loving groups and
individuals to protest against these attacks and the Harper
government's inaction this Saturday July 22, 2006.
The Israeli assault on Lebanon is targeting civilians
and vital infrastructure resulting in a humanitarian
disaster. Each day we hear of more attacks on
civilian
neighborhoods in Beirut with dozens of innocent
people killed.
The situation in Gaza is even worse with
infrastructure in a shambles and more violence each
day. Recent reports from the Director of Public
Relations at Gaza City's Al Shifa Hospital, Dr. Juma
Al Sakka, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health
have
confirmed that Israel is using chemical weapons
against the Palestinian people in Gaza. According to
Dr. Al Sakka, "These Israeli bombings are entering
the
body and fragmenting, causing internal combustion
leading to up to fourth degree internal burns,
exposing the bone, and affecting the tissue and
skin."
The international community must condemn this
brutality.
The United States is using this escalating conflict
to
further demonize Iran and Syria. Just as the
invasions
and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan are part of
a
broader campaign, led by the United States
government
and transnational oil corporations, to assert
control
over the Middle East and Central Asia, the current
conflict in Palestine and Lebanon is being used by
the
US to justify military aggression against other
sovereign states in the area. George Bush was unable
to sell yet another bill of goods about weapons of
mass destruction in Iran to the global population so
he is now using Iranian support for Hezbollah as the
smoking gun he needs to justify intervention against
Iran.
Canada has thus far been shameful in its support for
the aggressive Israeli and US position. By voting
against key UN humanitarian resolutions and cutting
off funding to the Palestinian Authority after the
Hamas victory, the Conservative government of
Stephen
Harper is showing that it is the willing tool of US
ambitions from Afghanistan to Palestine. We in
Canada
must demand in the name of humanitarianism and
Canada's historic diplomatic role that our
government
reverse its shameful support for US and Israeli
aggression.
No to US and Canadian intervention in the Middle
East.
End Israel's Assault on Gaza and Lebanon
Saturday, July 22, 2006
GATHERING AT CITY HALL TODAY AT 1:00PM!!! WILL IT BE DEJA VUE ALL OVER AGAIN???
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18 comments:
You should have posted the Harper the Jerk picture here.
Please someone answer this question. It is ok for U.S and Israel to own deadliest chemical and nuclear weapons but it is an international crime if any other country tries to acquire them. Why? Is that written in Bible, Torah or other such holy books?
If certain people defend their country or their land then they are terrorists however if U.S and Israel carries out blatant of blatant aggression and carry out mass killing then it is liberation for the victims of such aggression. Please tell me how you define hypocrisy.
U.S and Israel’s imperialism is incredible and silence of the world community is stunning
This actually sounds okay as long as they also call fro Hezbollah to stop launching rockets into Israel. If they don't, then these folks aren't interested in peace at all. It becomes a rally agaisnt Israel.
If Israel has concentration camps and thousands of Palestinians and other Arabs kept there in subhuman conditions then it is ok. However, if Palestinian or Hezbollah take three soldier to get their people freed then it becomes international scandal and Israel has justification to butcher Lebanese and Palestinians indiscriminately. What happened to your sense of fairness?
Only ones who are rallying for Israel is U.S. government and Harper Government.
I do not think population is with Harper. Canadians are too fair-minded to approve butchery being carried out by Israel.
Hey Charles,
You know what is somewhat ironic? How you cover a variety of issues and show up for a variety of demonstrations and actions like Solidarity Across Borders, Stop Atlantica, and today Solidarity for Lebanon, not to mention the excessive quantities of time you spend at the Underground Cafe, yet you openly spout racist, sexist, bigoted comments.
As you have repeatedly said, we will never agree on everything, but I'm pretty sure that showing basic respect and humanity, and trying to eliminate prejudice and hatred is something we can all agree on.
I hope that we can all challenge ourselves to look deeper into our own prejudices and continue to work together on many issues.
what do you mean by "despite the fact that you spend a lot of time at the underground cafe"? are the people there perfect or do they know something the rest of us dont? is the underground cafe really a tool for brainwashing people?
Israel does not have concentration camps: that's a lie. Hard to conceive of a motivation for such a lie other than anti-semitism.
The US is imperialist, and much of its foreign policy is immoral and indecent.
Israel's use of force makes me very uncomfortable, but I do not judge is too harshly, because I know, despite what the anti-semites say, that Israel is under constant terrorist attack, directed routinely at civilians, but organizations sponsored by the governments of neighbouring states and wannabe states.
The difference between Israel and its neighbours is that Israel is not dedicated to the eradication of its neighbours' citizens.
That said, absolutely, chemical and nuclear weapons are a blight, and we should all be pressing for their elimination everywhere.
Israel does have concentration camps, they are called prisons, and Palestinians have been calling for the thousands of prisoners to be released.
Not to put too fine a point on it, if you think that other states want the eradication of Isreal and they are just practising self defense, you really do need to so some reading. People think that since an article in a newspaper said something that it is gospel.
Just go look at UN resolutions, they have a website and they list them all, its that easy. If you don't even bother doing that then don't be surprised when people think your opinion isn't worth the paper its written on.
As for the above post that it is a peace rally against Israel, I think the group actually said that.
I think the fact that many canadians don't even seem to be upset that canadians were killed by Israel says it all. More canadians have now been killed by Israel than by 'terrorists', its very weird to read some people's posts in favour of the country that is killing its citizens, in fact, more canadians have been killed in this 'terrorist war' by the United States and Israel than Afghanis, Iraqis or Iranians all put together.
Makes you realize that if we're fighting terror-we're on the wrong side.
This offensive by Israel is most excessive and the "let 'em have it" position of the U.S. shows the warhawk mentality of government and military in that country.
haha, i wish the people at the Underground were perfect. and i wish that they knew anything.
however, i think the point of the first post, although i can't be sure, is that the Underground is supposed to be a safe space where people are respectful of each other and politically correct and stuff like that.
7:49 PM,
Anti-Semitism?? And who are you? Anti-humanity?? Kill, kill and kill some more till all the Lebanese and Palestinians disappear from the face of earth.
Israel abducts Cabinet members in Gaza and that is not a big deal but one soldier is a big deal. Who is terrorist here?
Yes, to say anything bad about Israel is 'anti semitism' and to tout the Israeli party line is always 'fair minded'. Nazi's also said the jews were trying to destroy them and take over the world, sound familiar?
You can call them prisons, or concentration camps, potato, potato. I can guarantee you that many natives refer to canadian prisons as concentration camps as well.
Again, just go read the public record. Go read who votes against every UN resolution for peace and every international court. It ain't Palestine.
There are thousands of Palestinians in Israeli prisons, you can call them terrorists and try to pretend you are being 'fair minded', but the facts speak otherwise.
Let's just look at recently, one side killed 6 Isrealis, the other side killed hundreds of palestinians and many canadians as well. Perhaps you aren't as patriotic as you think, most of us in this country actually stand up for our country and its citizens.
Notice how when we talk of 'terrorists', as in, when Palestinians fight back they are 'terrorists', but the Israeli's are just an army doing what comes natural.
But notice that 'being fair' never seems to be in the grasp of the 'fair minded people'.
“Israeli bombing of a Beirut neighborhood where Hezbollah had its headquarters has breached humanitarian law, Egeland said.
“It is horrific. I did not know it was block after block of houses,” Egeland, the U.N. emergency relief coordinator, told reporters as he toured the shattered Haret Hreik district. “It makes it a violation of humanitarian law.”
Above is reported by NBC. Now is Egeland anti-Semitic as well because he points out the atrocities of Israel. Israel is a terrorist state. No question about it. Bush supports it. Bush is the terrorist.
If you are truly looking for peace and fairness in the region then State of Israel must be disarmed. Otherwise it will continue to commit crimes against humanity.
Natives refer to Canadian prisons as concentration camps?!? Man, the rhetoric is pretty deep in here today isn't it? I thought it was all the rain I needed to wade through today. Apparently not.
Charlie,
Delay in posting is messing up the good discussion.
Spinks only defends white policmen and his conservative friends.
It's not rhetorical at all. The Mohawks do not recognize Canada as a 'legitimate state' because they (we) refuse to recognize their sovereignty. That sovereignty, incidentally, was guaranteed by the british crown.
Mohawk prisoners, particularly after Oka, were considered political prisoners, and quite rightly. The only difference between a concentration camp and a prison is that one term is used during wartime, the other not. The mohawks considered Oka a war, and again quite rightly.
But of course we know when some people see unpleasant truths they characterize them as 'rhetoric'. That's pretty common, but doesn't make the reality less true.
3:47 PM you are quite right. You are also very knowledgeable. Please keep it up.
We are in 21st century and imperialism must come to an end. Israel is a tool of imperialist Bush.
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