[WCUSP] Fwd: [womeninblack] GAZA: THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTED FOR UN FORCE AND INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE - LUISA MORGANTINI

[yvonne simmons]

> Subject: [womeninblack] GAZA: THE EUROPEAN
> PARLIAMENT VOTED FOR UN FORCE AND
> 	INTERNATIONAL PEACE CONFERENCE - LUISA MORGANTINI
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: MORGANTINI Luisa 
> NEWS UPDATE
> 
> 16.11.06
> 
> Gaza: The European Parliament voted for UN Force and
> International Peace Conference- Morgantini
> 
> Strongly denouncing the Israeli military operations
> in Beit Hanun and Israel's war against Gaza and the
> West bank in general, the President of the
> Development Committee of the European Parliament,
> Luisa Morgantini MEP today said in reaction to the
> European Parliament's resolution on Gaza that
> Israel's indiscriminate attacks represent a serious
> breach of the principles of the Geneva Convention
> amounting to a war crime and called for an
> international UN force to protect civilians.
> 
> 
> 
> "We need an international UN observation and
> protection mission with peacekeeping troops to be
> sent to Gaza.Those under attack need protection and
> assistance. The international community has a duty
> to protect civilians, to stop the Israeli occupation
> of Palestinian territories, put an end to house
> demolitions and the destruction of infrastructure".
> 
> 
> 
> Morgantini stressed that mutual Israeli-Palestinian
> recognition is essential in this crisis. This means
> that "the international community should recognize
> the democratically elected government of Palestine
> and to support the efforts made by all Palestinian
> political forces and President Mahoumud Abbas to
> form a new unity government which should make all
> efforts to stop Palestinian militia groups firing
> rockets on Israeli towns and people."
> 
> 
> 
> On the issue of Israel's withholding of Palestinian
> customs duties, Morgantini argued that the EU and
> the Quartet must force Israel to return the funds
> confiscated from Palestine. "It is unacceptable that
> Israel is still withholding Palestinian tax and
> customs revenues and aggravating the Palestinian
> humanitarian crisis" she said. "The funds must be
> immediately transferred".  Morgantini also welcomed
> the call in today's European Parliament resolution
> for an urgent meeting on the EU-Israel Association
> Agreement and the application of article two,
> according to which, in the case of violations of
> human rights the agreement should be suspended. She
> said there was "no doubt about the human rights
> violations committed by the Israeli government".
> 
> 
> 
> Morgantini concluded that the resolution should
> become action and the calling for an immediate
> international conference for a just peace in the
> Middle East should be immediate. "Any negotiations
> on an overall peace agreement should be based on the
> relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the
> certainty of a Palestinian State alongside the State
> of Israel with Jerusalem as a shared capital."
> 
> 
> 
> Luisa Morgantini  
> 
> Bruxelles +32 2 2847151,
> 
> Strasbourg +33 388177151
> 
> Mobil +39 348 3921465
> 
> luisa.morgantini at europarl.europa.eu
> 
> David Lundy +32 485 50 58 12 
> 
> david.lundy at europarl.europa.eu 
> 
> www.guengl.eu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > _______________________________________________
> womeninblack mailing list
> womeninblack at listas.nodo50.org
>
http://listas.nodo50.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninblack
> this is the international WiB mailing-out list, for
> the INTERACTIVE WiB e-list, go to
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/interactiveWiB



 
____________________________________________________________________________________
Sponsored Link

$420k for $1,399/mo. 
Think You Pay Too Much For Your Mortgage? 
Find Out! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre
-------------- next part --------------
_______________________________________________
womeninblack mailing list
womeninblack at listas.nodo50.org
http://listas.nodo50.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninblack
this is the international WiB mailing-out list, for the INTERACTIVE WiB e-list, go to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/interactiveWiB