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PeaceNews #2446: Civilian intervention: latest Marques
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Civilian intervention: latest Marques
marked
Melanie Jarman
On 3 February, dozens of foreign
civilians marched in
Ramallah to deliver a message
to the Israeli occupation forces.
Recognising that the ongoing
Israeli occupation of Palestine is
the root of violence in the region,
and witness to the illegal and brutal
policies of the Israeli occupation
army, foreign civilians urged
the Israeli soldiers to refuse the
serve the occupation.
The Israeli forces attacked the
international civilians with tear gas
and concussion grenades despite
the fact that the internationals
were unarmed and repeated to
the soldiers that there was no reason
to use violence, and that they
only wanted to talk.
Soldiers also apparently targeted
journalists with tear gas
and three journalists had to be
treated for tear gas inhalation.
The message carried by the
internationals included a copy of
a statement signed by over a
hundred soldiers declaring that
they will no longer serve in the
Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Amongst the internationals
taking part in the action were two
members of the Italian Parliament,
a representative of His
Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and US,
German, Canadian, British and
Italian citizens.
For more information in international
solidarity actions this spring
contact meljarman@yahoo.co.uk
See p12 for a full report.
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