A residential building bombed during Israel's ongoing attacks in the Gaza Strip.
We, the undersigned civil society organizations in
Jerusalem, condemn the Israeli military aggression in the form of genocide and
ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. We appeal to you, the International Committee
of the Red Cross, as guardians of the Geneva Conventions, that states mainly,
the protection of civilians in times of occupation. The failure to protect, as is your
responsibility, will undoubtedly further exacerbate the beginning of a Holocaust,
as publicly stated by the Israeli war criminal, Matan Vilnai, on February 29,
2008.
Since Wednesday, February 27, 2008, over 100
Palestinians, of which one third were children, have been brutally murdered by
the Israeli occupation military forces. The atrocities continue as we write this
statement to you, and the world community watches in silence.
In light of the continuing massacres in Gaza Strip as
well as the West Bank, we demand the High Contracting Parties, in particular
Member States of the European Union, to fulfill their legal obligations under
common Article 1 of the Geneva Conventions and Article 146 of the Fourth Geneva
Convention. We call upon the Member
States and the International Committee of the Red Cross to take the necessary
measures to prosecute those responsible for grave breaches of the Geneva
Conventions and to ensure that Israel, as an occupier, abide by the international
humanitarian law and its legal obligations.
Based on the above we demand the following:
- Immediate action to stop the continuous massacres
in the Gaza Strip against civilians.
- Immediate lift of the siege imposed on
the Gaza Strip.
- To ensure the availability and
accessibility of medical supplies and medical care into Gaza Strip.
- To force Israel to supply electricity
and fuel immediately to the Gaza Strip.
- To prosecute the Israeli military
Generals who are responsible for the massacres in the Gaza Strip as criminals
of war.
Our sit-in will continue until our demands are met.
Signatories:
Coalition for Jerusalem
Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO)
General Union of Palestinian Women
Prisoners Families Committee in Jerusalem
Palestinian Professional Associations
National and Religious Institutions in Jerusalem
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