Gaza shall
live! The murderous Embargo must be lifted!
To sign the call please visit:
http://www.gazamussleben.at/en
A demonstration against the murderous embargo
will take place in front of the US embassy and
the UN headquarter on March 15 - Vienna -
Austria.
Appeal: Gaza shall live!
The murderous embargo must be lifted!
In the Gaza Strip one and a half million people virtually live under
siege, behind barbed wire and without a chance to escape this prison
camp. The living conditions are unbearable due to a severe shortage of
food, medicine and clean water, strictly limited power supply and
worsening hygienic conditions. Despite this situation the blockade of
the Gaza Strip is tightened and the Israeli Army is launching military
actions and bombardments on an almost daily basis. Those who have to
suffer are the civilians.
This political and military strategy must be seen as what it is – a
crime against humanity.
The tragedy started in January 2006 when Hamas won the elections. As a
consequence, the sporadic blockades of the Gaza Strip were replaced by
a permanent embargo imposed by Israel, the EU and the USA. At the same
time Israel confiscated the customs duties the Palestinian authorities
are entitled to receive, the USA and the EU froze their financial aid
to the Palestinian government, thus causing the humanitarian crisis.
The international community's taking sides in the internal political
conflicts between Hamas and Fatah contributed to the escalation which
resulted in a civil war. After the armed conflicts in June 2007, the
USA and the EU supported the proclamation of a new government
alongside and against the government elected in the democratic
elections in January 2006. They lifted the sanctions in the areas
controlled by the new government and maintained those against the Gaza
Strip. In December 2007, the international community decided for
massive financial aid for the new government. Formally, the whole area
under Palestinian governmental control is included, practically
however, the Gaza Strip is excluded from any relief programmes for
political reasons. The Gaza Strip is choked to death – the victims are
the civilian population.
Targeting civilians – men, women and children – cannot be tolerated!
Therefore we urgently ask the Austrian government and the European
Union to act in order to relieve the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza
Strip.
First of all, this means lifting the embargo against the Gaza Strip
and putting an end to the policy of double standards which has led to
a situation where the people in the West Bank are provided with
essential goods and services whereas those are denied to the people in
the Gaza Strip.
Secondly, it implies demanding that the military siege of the Gaza
Strip must come to a stop and providing the people with staple goods
for survival.
Thirdly, the government elected by the people in the elections of 2006
must be respected as the legitimate representatives of the Palestinian
people at the negotiating table.
Sign the call
http://www.gazamussleben.at/
en
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