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Houstonians
for Peace & Justice in the Holy Land
PRESS
RELEASE
October
6, 2000
STOP
ISRAELI MASSACRES
AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
Americans,
Palestinians, Muslims, Christians, Arabs, and others in Houston, North America
and worldwide are shocked, outraged, and
deeply saddened by the brutal massacre that is taking place against innocent
Palestinian civilians. Currently, this bloody massacre has resulted in at least
75 Palestinians
killed and over 2,100 wounded by Israeli bullets.
This latest massacre is only one in a series of crimes against the Palestinian people. Under Israeli
occupation, Palestinian basic human and national rights continue to be violated at every level. Israel ignores all
international norms, values and conventions in its treatment of the Palestinian people.
We strongly condemn the repressive policy of the Israeli government that encourages its soldiers and
settlers to slaughter Palestinian civilians.
We demand:
- Immediate
stop to the killing of the Palestinian children, men and women.
- Immediate
and firm intervention by the sponsors of the peace process, especially the
United States government, the Russian government, the European community,
permanent members of the security council, Arab and Islamic countries, and
all members of the family of nations to bring an end to the criminal acts
committed against the Palestinian people by the Israeli soldiers and
settlers.
- The
creation of an international committee to investigate the criminal acts and
bring to international justice those Israeli soldiers and settlers who
ordered and participated in the massacre.
- Stop
all U.S. aid to Israel, which is used to finance the Israeli military
machine that is killing Palestinians.
- An
end to the Israeli occupation, and the implementation of all UN resolutions
relevant to the Palestinian cause, especially 194, 242 and 338.
For
more
information, please call (713) 762-2228, or e-mail
info@PalestineAffairsCouncil.org.
Sponsored
by:
Palestine
Affairs Council
Palestinian American
Congress
United Holy Land Fund
Islamic
Society of Greater Houston
Jordanian American Association
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee
Arab American Student Association
Ramallah
Federation Club
American Arab Institute/Voters’ Coalition
National US-Arab
Chamber of Commerce
Arab National TV
Islamic
Circle of North America (ICNA)
Pakistan Association of Greater Houston
Palestinian American
Christian Coalition |
