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"We are Australian Jews who join thousands in Israel and around the world condemning ongoing Israeli military attacks on Gaza," the signatories said.
"Together with Israeli peace group ‘Gush Shalom’, we condemn the current war as 'inhuman, superfluous' and 'abominable.'"
The group, which includes the Australian environment minister from 1972-1975 Moss Cass, novelists Linda Jaivin and Sara Dowse and Australian Greens politician Ian Cohen, acknowledged Israel's right to protect itself.
But it said rockets launched from the Palestinian territory into Israel could not be used to justify the "grossly disproportionate military assault on Gaza," saying Israel had violated a fragile truce with Hamas in November. The group said the Israeli attacks would not bring about peace.
"On the contrary, the assault on the population of Gaza will only inflame hatred of Jews and of the state of Israel while doing nothing to protect the lives of Israelis," they said.
"Above all, it will undermine the prospects of joining with peace-seeking Palestinians to negotiate a lasting, just solution to the conflict." The signatories called for an immediate end to the attacks on civilians by Palestinians and Israelis.
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Israel has been commiting all sort of crime against Palestinian people since its inception in 1948. Look at its present area and compare it with the 1948 and 1967 and now. The main reason is the occupation. You siege the entire Gaza for 18 months mombed them at will, kill them whenever u like and in retaliation when some one uses home make rockets, they are terrorist. The are very clever they know, USA is in transit status, election is approacing, other european leaders are enjoying new years, so to take the revenge of the Lebanon defeat its the best time. They planned this long back as per their military specialist so that Ehud Barak and Livni can retain power. Mr. Rabin wanted peace they killed him. This illegitimate child of UK and USA knows their masters will protect them, as the world and the UNO (western tool) watching helplessly the Hollocaust of Palestinian. Israel gives a dam to the world openion, she refused Mr.Sarkozi's 's peace offer, but God will punish them.
Isareli and world Hypocracy is amazing the so called Hamas rocket attacks HAVENT KILLED A SINGLE PERSON whichmakes one wonder who actually fires such useless rockeets and why the fact is israel is famous for its false flags and infiltarting organizations the fact that 400 odd rockets were fired at israel WITHJOUT a single jew being killed certainly makes one wonder who fired these rockets and how much has shinbet (the israeli equivalent of IB) has infiltrated the hamasIn return for 400 harmless rockets look at what israel has deleivered 540 DEAD GAZANSMANY OF THENM BEING WOMENAND CHILDREN IGUESS THATS FAIR IN THE OPINION OF SUNDERAN
Butchers of Israel are being supported by the US for their attack on innocent civilians of Gaza.The UN as usual is watching helplessly as small children are being killed by the devilish forces of Israel.Sane forces should get together to punish these evil communities who by their military might are obeying orders of Satan.
Its a pity that Arabs are killing each other.The Jews are Arabs like the Palestinians and yet Islam will not tolerate the Jews. The Jews are a peace loving people and the Arabs have yet to learn that the Jews are actually their brothers and sisters. Isreal could do more for the Arabs than any other nation on Earth but the Arabs ,both Sunni and Shite are ignorant of this fact. It is a great pity.The Egyptions perhaps have a slight understanding of this.Without Isreal Iran would subjugate all sunnis regardless of Kingdom.
It is very frustrating to see whole world watching the butchery. Israel occupies the Palestinian territory against the world opinion and against tons of resolutions of UN and then they are killing by all inhuman means and Palestinians have no right to protect themselves. What a justice and NEW World Order?????? Bravo World!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I seize to live in this type of world.
FOr terror organisations like Hamas,that do not even respect ceasefire, does need such drastic actions because that is the only language they understand.Drawing room diplomacy do not work with terrorists anymore.Israel is the only country that realises this fact.As regards the civilian casualities it is the cowardly Hamas that uses women and children as fire cover.India being a cowardly country will find it hard to digest from the votebank point of view.
Sitting securely in Australia it is very easy to comment on Israel. Let them stay in a place where they run the risk of being bombed every second of their life and then ask for their reaction.
being bombed every second ? lets see there were 400 rockets fired yet not a single israeli is killedtheresponse ?540 DEAD ARABS MANY OF THEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN raises 2 questions1)who are those idiots who fire 400 rockets NOT ONE OF WHICH IS FATAL ........2)450:0 NOW whose the terrorist
Oh yes, you are a peace loving Indian. Let someone occupy your home and create conditions that make your dear ones die and then I would like to hear the same comments from you. Remember that zionists were NOT invited by the Palestinians. Their coutry was forcefully given to the zionists by UK under the pretext that they suffered a lot in Germany. Europeans (Hitler and Co.) incinerated Jews and as a compensation they were given homeland in Palestine. What a compensation? Karey koi bhare koi... Fighting with the occupiers is terrorism but occupation itself is not. Sad that people out of their hate against Islam and Muslims choose to side with injustice. But remember that in the end "Satya Mev Jayate".
Israel belongs to Jews..they have a right to that piece of land..like Hindus they also have just one country they can call their own...the thing is that the palestinians just need a reason to quarrel..had it not been israel...it would have been shites and sunnies or some corrupt dictator ravaging the land..Look at the progress which Israel has made..look at the number of jewsih nobel laureates..everybody has the right to exist and so do the Jews..
Rightly said main. Here in US, people consider it is their divine right to protect Isreal even if they keep on butchering the Palestinians. The world community is shamelessly watching the killing of children. It is the death of humanity. But all these people will be answerable to God and he will not spare these murderers. This is genocide. The world community should shun all kinds of diplomatic ties with Isreal