Monday, July 11, 2011

The Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid-Call for Military Embargo of Israel http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Call-for-Military-embargo-of-Israel---CAIA-updates----Pride-2011.html?soid=1104839880539&aid=UwnHEip8gAc

On the 7th anniversary of the International Court of Justice's ruling in 2004 that Israel's wall in the West Bank is illegal, the largest Palestinian coalition encompassing all Palestinian political parties, trade unions, NGOs and mass organisations, the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), today called for an immediate and comprehensive military embargo on Israel"A comprehensive military embargo on Israel is long overdue. It forms a crucial step towards ending Israel's unlawful and criminal use of force against the Palestinian people and other peoples and states in the region,

and it constitutes an effective, non-violent measure to pressure Israel to comply with its obligations under international law," reads the BNC's call. The call comes amidst mounting pressure to hold Israel accountable to international law, including from the Freedom Flotilla 2 and the Welcome to Palestine "Fly-in". Palestinian activists with the Hirak Shababi youth movement gathered in front of the United Nations office in Ramallah to symbolically deliver the call along with evidence of international military collusion with Israel.

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