*RH-92.6* Petition to prevent war; An Apel of the Palestinians, Links.

[Sandra Abrams]

Sorry for cross-posting

Da der  Nahostkonflikt zwischen den Israelis und Palästinensern eskaliert 
und von den terroristischen Akten in den USA nicht zu separieren ist , ist 
dem Petitionsaufruf für den Frieden auch ein Apell der Grassroots 
International Protection for Palestinians beigefügt, sowie informative Links.

Please sign The Petition at

  http://home.uchicago.edu/~dhpicker/petition
  which appeals to world leaders to be level-headed and,
  wherever possible, peaceful in their response to the recent
  attack against the United States.

  PLEASE FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS
  POSSIBLE, AS QUICKLY
  AS
  POSSIBLE. The signatures logged by the website above
  will be forwarded
  to leaders around the world. It is imperative that we act
  quickly to
  prevent
  war!!!

  Thank you.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


  From: D. A. I. R.
  To: mailto:Undisclosed-Recipient:@mail.palnet.com
  Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2001 11:19 AM
  Subject: Urgent appeal


  Dear friends
  This material is circulated by PCJP.
  In peace
  ____________________________

  Grassroots International Protection for Palestinians

  An Urgent Appeal

  Do not say that you did not know!
  Do not claim that you were not told!
  Do not declare that you did not witness!

  As our incessant calls for an immediate end to OCCUPATION and SETTLEMENTS
  resound, the onslaught against our people continues unabated, while the
  world watches in silence! Palestinians are being massacred and are facing
  the most brutal measures which have escalated in the aftermath of the
  terrible tragedy that has befallen the American people, as the attention
of
  the world became diverted from our region.

  The need for international protection is becoming increasingly urgent as
our
  men, women and children stand defenseless before the formidable Israeli
army
  violating every article of international and human law and allowing
heavily
  armed Israeli settlers to colonize our land. The last wave of
assassinations
  of high caliber political figures, engineered by the Israeli government,
the
  destruction of homes and entire residential communities with no regard to
  human suffering, and the tight closures and sieges imposed under the
  pretense of security, will only exacerbate the situation and lead the regi
on
  to the brink of war.

  We call on the international community to rise up to its responsibility of
  providing protection for the Palestinian people, as we hold it accountable
  for creating and encouraging this destructive unbridled force bent on
  dispossessing our people and establishing facts on the ground by
aggression
  and state organized terrorism, while turning a blind eye to our plight and
  refusing to accord us justice!

  The fate of a whole people is at stake!
  The future of the whole region is threatened with war and destruction!
  We call upon you to act before it is too late!

  The National Umbrella

  The General Union of Palestinian Women
  The General Union of Charitable organizations
  The Palestinian Council for Justice and Peace
  Palestinian Non Governmental Organizations Network
  Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
  YMCA/YWCA
  Legislative Council Members-Hanan Ashrawi, Rawya Al Shawa

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