31 May 2010

Caroline Lucas MP condemns Israeli attack on peace activists

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The Green Party Leader, Caroline Lucas MP, has called on the Government to condemn the actions of the Israeli troops in firing on a ship carrying volunteers and medical supplies to Gaza, and to back an urgent inquiry into the incident.

In a strongly worded message to Foreign Secretary William Hague, she has demanded that he urgently contact the Israeli authorities to demand an end to the attacks, and that he ensure that Israel is held fully to acount for an illegal and unprovoked attack.

Speaking this morning, she said:

"I completely condemn this deadly attack on the humanitarian aid convoy. I am deeply shocked by the brutality of the assault, which has left a still unkown number of people dead and wounded. My thoughts are with the victims and their families.

"This attack is a serious infringement of the principles of international law. The Green Party calls on the UK Government, and the EU, to apply pressure to lift the ongoing blockade of Gaza, which makes essential humanitarian aid for the population of Gaza virtually impossible to deliver. We also call for the quick establishment of an international inquiry to shed light on the circumstances of this attack."

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Shouldn't we be sure we have full facts before we leap to conclusions?

Al Jazeera TV had video from the day before, showing the convoy singing songs celebrating the killing of Jews by Mohammed: and indeed one women they interviewed said:
‘Right now we face one of two happy endings: either Martyrdom or reaching Gaza.”
http://palwatch.org/main.aspx?fi=676&fld_id=676&doc_id=2337

There are some questions about what the convoy really intended, and why they approached things the way they did.

Derek Wall said...

Did Rachel Corrie sing songs before she was killed?

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