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Wake Up US Government: Go for the GOLD and Walk with the Wind!
By Eileen Fleming (about the author) Page 1 of 3 page(s)
For OpEdNews: Eileen Fleming - Writer
The
Goldstone Report accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes
perpetuated during 23 days which began two days after last Christmas
day, when the Israeli military launched a full-scale attack on Gaza
that killed 13 Israelis and 1,400 Palestinians.
Over 5,000
Palestinians were injured, 400,000 were left without running water,
4,000 homes were destroyed, rendering tens of thousands still homeless
because of Israel's targeted attacks on schools, hospitals, streets,
water wells, sewage system, farms, police stations and UN buildings.
The
resolution passed by a vote of 25 in favor and six countries voted
against it-the United States, Italy, Holland, Hungary, Slovakia and the
Ukraine.
U.S. envoy to the UN, Douglas Griffiths admitted
America voted against the document because, "This resolution goes far
beyond even the initial scope of the Goldstone report into a discussion
of elements that should be resolved in the context of permanent status
negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis." [1]
And it's about time!
The
American Governments "special relationship" with Israel, is at the root
of Israel's attack on Gaza for it has supported Israel's illegal
occupation and illegal settlements/colonies.
But we the people
are suppose to be the government and those of US with a conscience say
we want the GOLD: we want the US to uphold the gold standard of law
which is international law and the Goldstone Report is leading US in
that way.
Because the USA has NOT been an honest broker for
justice the "peace process" has never been much more than photo ops and
paper work that sits on shelves. The international community is the
body that is now leading the way to an end of the Israeli Palestinian
conflict which was rooted in 1947 by the UN Partition Plan and
entrenched in 1967 by Israel's military occupation of the indigenous
people of the so called holy land-which is in pieces-bantustans!
The
23 days of Israel's attack on the people of Gaza was fueled by
US-supplied weapons paid for with US tax dollars. We the people who pay
taxes in the USA provide $30 billion annually to Israel which has
consistently misused U.S. weapons in violation of America's Arms Export
Control and Foreign Assistance Acts.
Imagine how many American citizens could receive basic health care with that!
During
the 23 days of Israeli assault on Gaza, "Washington provided F-16
fighter planes, Apache helicopters, tactical missiles, and a wide array
of munitions, including white phosphorus and DIME. The weapons required
for the Israeli assault were decided upon in June 2008, and the
transfer of 1,000 bunker-buster GPS-guided Small Diameter Guided Bomb
Units 39 (GBU-39) were approved by Congress in September. The GBU 39
bombs were delivered to Israel in November (prior to any claims of Hamas cease fire violation!) for use in the initial air raids on Gaza. [2]
In
a 71-page report released March 25, 2009, by Human Rights Watch,
Israel's repeated firing of US-made white phosphorus shells over
densely populated areas of Gaza was indiscriminate and is evidence of
war crimes.
"Rain of Fire: Israel's Unlawful Use of White
Phosphorus in Gaza," provides eye witness accounts of the devastating
effects that white phosphorus munitions had on civilians and civilian
property in Gaza.
"Human Rights Watch researchers found spent
shells, canister liners, and dozens of burnt felt wedges containing
white phosphorus on city streets, apartment roofs, residential
courtyards, and at a United Nations school in Gaza immediately after
hostilities ended in January.
"Militaries officially use white
phosphorus to obscure their operations on the ground by creating thick
smoke. It has also been used as an incendiary weapon, though such use
constitutes a war crime.
Take action -- click here to contact your local newspaper or congress people:
WAKE UP to the Goldstone Report and Walk With the Wind
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