NPK-info 30-06-2006


______________________________________________________________________ NPK-info 30-06-2006 - Nederlands Palestina Komitee / www.palestina-komitee.nl Today in Palestine! http://www.theheadlines.org ______________________________________________________________________ Zie bijgaand Gaza Action Alert van de University Teachers' Association [1] >> "Protests are needed at Israeli embassies and consulates throughout the world. >> Even a one-person protest with a simple sign such as "Stop Israeli Terrorism" can be good.." De Israelische ambassade is te Den Haag aan het Buitenhof. Andere actie-oproepen >> MIFTAH condemns Israel’s abduction of Palestinian politicians, June 29, 2006 http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=10670&CategoryId=2 [2] >> Palestinian parliamentarian warns of severe public health and humanitarian disaster facing Gaza [3] >> PCHR-report http://www.pchrgaza.org/files/W_report/English/2006/pdf/weekly%20report%2025.pdf >> Former Dutch Ambassador Calls for Sanctions if Israel Refuses to Comply with International Law Adri Nieuwhof, The Electronic Intifada, 19 June 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4825.shtml Over diverse acties volgt nog nadere informatie. Adressen van Kamerleden zijn bekend via www.tweedekamer.nl Actueel - Analysis: Israel's wider aims in Gaza, Paul Reynolds http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5132932.stm - Bracing for the worst: Electricity cut off, bridges bombed, sonic boom attacks resume Laila El-Haddad writing from occupied Gaza, Live from Palestine, 28 June 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4863.shtml - When will Israel learn? Rifat Odeh Kassis writing from occupied Palestine, Live from Palestine, 28 June 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4864.shtml - The truth lies buried in Gaza sands Jonathan Cook, The Electronic Intifada, 21 June 2006 http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article4832.shtml NPK/WL, 30-6-2006 _______________________________________________________________________ [1] ----- Original Message ----- From: "ISM Media Group" <media@palsolidarity.org> To: "International Solidarity Movement" <palsolidarity@googlegroups.com> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 4:36 PM Subject: [ISM Updates] Gaza Action Alert 28th June: Last night the Israeli Occupation Forces began the grotesquely named "Operation Summer Rain" on the Gaza Strip. Rafah, scene of the May 2004 Rafah massacre by Israel, was re-occupied by Israeli tanks. Gaza City was bombed by Apache helicopters and F16 and V58 fighter planes. Gaza's only power plant was bombed as was the water reticulation plant. Almost 750 000 of Gaza's residents have no water or electricity today. Three main bridges which connect different parts of the Strip have been destroyed, slicing the Strip into two parts, and separating its people from each other, their places of work, schools, colleges and universities. In addition, the Israeli military used powerful sonic bombs throughout the night and during the day. These bombs damage eardrums, create extreme feelings of fear and anxiety and prevent the whole Gaza Strip population from sleeping at night. They also induce feelings of terror in children and babies, who are already exhibiting anxious and clinging behaviour. These air-strikes and sonic bombs which damage essential infrastructure and terrify and kill the civilian population are a form of collective punishment against the Palestinian people and are war crimes which are forbidden under international humanitarian law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention, which prescribes the manner in which armies must treat civilians during times of conflict. We call on the international community to exert pressure on the Israeli military to conduct itself within the boundaries of international humanitarian law and ensure the protection of all Palestinian civilians. We also demand the immediate halt of the Israeli Occupation Forces' attacks on the Gaza Strip and an end to the closure and isolation of the Strip, both of which are exacerbating an already desperate humanitarian situation inside the Strip. University Teachers' Association Gaza Strip * RECOMMENDED ACTIONS * - MEDIA: Please contact your local media and request that they do not act as a mouthpiece for Israel by asserting that the aim of the Gaza invasion is to rescue the captured soldier. At the very least, they can say that this is what Israel claims is the reason, or they should use the word "allegedly". It should also be made clear that the primary victim of this assault is the Palestinian civilian population, and that this constitutes collective punishment of a captive population, which is a direct (and repeated) violation of the Geneva Convention. - LOBBYING: Please contact your elected representatives and ask them whether they support Israel's barbaric crimes against innocent Palestinian civilians. If they oppose these atrocities, ask them what they're doing about it. Make your voice heard. - PROTEST: Protests are needed at Israeli embassies and consulates throughout the world. Even a one-person protest with a simple sign such as "Stop Israeli Terrorism" can be good at bringing attention to the situation and letting Israel know that there is widespread opposition to its continued and escalating crimes against the Palestinian people. Believe it or not, Israel does care about its image, and if the government receives reports of a number of protests, they will feel pressured to limit the operation. Please take action on this TODAY - for the sake of the innocent civilians in Gaza. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thank you for your continued interest and support for the International Solidarity Movement! Please consider a financial donation to help continue the important work of the ISM. You may donate securely online at our website: http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/donations For more information, visit the ISM website at http://www.palsolidarity.org PLEASE FORWARD THIS UPDATE WIDELY To unsubscribe from this group, send email to palsolidarity-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com _____________________________________________________________________ [2] Uit http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=10670&CategoryId=2 - MIFTAH calls on the international community to take immediate steps in order to prevent a serious humanitarian crisis in the already impoverished and shattered Gaza Strip, and urges governmental and non-governmental organizations to intervene to bring an end to Israel’s punitive measures against the civilian population of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip. - MIFTAH also calls for the immediate release of all Palestinian cabinet ministers, PLC members, and activists, and calls upon the international community to hold Israel accountable for its violation of their immunity as elected members of the Palestinian political leadership. ______________________________________________________________________ [3] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kirsten Sutherland" <kirsten@almubadara.org> To: <undisclosed-recipients:>; <@deliver30.hccnet.nl> Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 5:55 PM Subject: Palestinian parliamentarian warns of severe public health and humanitarian disaster facing Gaza Palestinian National Initiative www.almubadara.org ---------- Palestinian parliamentarian warns of severe public health and humanitarian disaster facing Gaza Gaza City, 30-06-06: Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, medical doctor, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, and head of the Palestinian National Initiative, today warned of the public health and humanitarian disaster facing the Gaza Strip following an Israeli military bombardment that began on Wednesday night. He was speaking from Gaza City, where he has been stranded for 12 days since Israel sealed off Gaza's borders. Dr. Barghouthi reported that Israel's destruction of Gaza's only electrical power station has left 80 percent of Strip without electricity. A water plant was also bombed by Israel today in the southern city of Rafah. As a result, water supplies and the sewage system have been critically affected in that they depend entirely on electricity to power water and sewage pumps. The electricity, water and sewage systems in the Gaza Strip are now currently depending on insufficient local generators to remain partially functional, yet Israel's closure of Gaza's borders has meant that there is only enough fuel to last a further 4 days. Once this fuel runs out, the population of Gaza faces a severe humanitarian disaster, exacerbated by high summer temperatures and overcrowded living conditions. Gaza will find itself without potable water and literally sinking in sewage, which would lead to a severe public health disaster. In addition, 300,000 of Gaza's 1.4 million inhabitants live in high-rise apartment buildings which do not have the necessary generators to pump water up, and are therefore completely without water supplies. The dependence on generators also has negative environmental implications as they produce high levels of pollution. Dr. Barghouthi appealed to the international community to urgently call on Israel to end its bombardment, to stop the targeting of civilian infrastructure, and to allow for immediate repairs to begin on Gaza's electricity plant. He also urged the international community to intervene in order to ensure the immediate supply of fuel, food, and other essential items to the Gaza Strip in order to avert an imminent humanitarian and public health catastrophe. Contact: Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi Tel: 0599-201528 or 0599-527514 -- Kirsten Sutherland Media & Advocacy Officer Al Mubadara (The Palestinian National Initiative) Ramallah Palestine (972) 2 2985372 ext. 217 (Tel) (972) 2 2985917 (Fax) (972) 546-513128 (Mob) www.almubadara.org ______________________________________________________________________