rebelworker
26th July 2006, 01:54
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The Israeli war machine continues with its war for the ethnic cleansing of
Palestine and Lebanon. Attacks against civilian targets are continuing,
resulting in scores of dead and wounded in Gaza, the West Bank and
Lebanon, with the vocal and tacit support of the international community.
For the past three days, attacks on Lebanon resulted in the destruction of
major civilian roads, cutting off whole areas and hindering relief
efforts.
Whole families are being trapped under rubble in South Lebanon. The
southern suburbs of Beirut, one of the most densely populated and poorest
neighborhoods in the country, are currently witnessing intensive
bombardment with the majority of civilians trapped due to the bombing of
bridges and roads. Just as in Gaza, Israel is attempting to ethnically
cleanse a population under the pretext of replying to the legitimate acts
of the resistance.
The issue for us is clear. It is the presence of a fascist and racist
regime in Israel. U.S. imperialism, its allies and military power in
Israel prove that the issue has nothing to do with democracy or freedom.
Their democracy is nothing but murder, destruction of houses, bombardment
of electrical and fuel installations, and the indiscriminate targeting of
children. The Israeli regime has indicated that they will not stop. In
these days, there is no space for compromise. It is either resistance or
collaboration.
The international community is fully responsible for the massacres against
the people of Lebanon and Palestine. Our reply is a full-scale popular
resistance against imperialism and its allies in the Arab regimes and the
West. In the past several days, a group of organizations in Beirut
initiated an open sit-in in the center of the city to mobilize for actions
against Israeli aggression against Gaza and in support for the legitimate
acts of the resistance. With the targeting of Lebanon, the sit-in has
turned into a meeting point for mobilization of relief and solidarity
actions.
We call on all our friends in the world to act in solidarity with the
people of Palestine and Lebanon through demonstrations and rallies outside
Israeli and U.S. embassies calling for an immediate and unconditional end
of the occupation, the release of all prisoners of war in Israel, and the
rights of people.
No to Imperialism and Occupation!
No to the Indifference of the “International Community”!
No to Dictatorships!
Signers: Leftist Assembly for Change, ATTAC Lebanon, Ajial Community
Center, Lebanese Communist Party Youth, Union of Democratic Youth in
Lebanon, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (Youth Section),
Fatah (Youth Section), Palestinian Cultural Clubs (American University of
Beirut, Lebanese American University, Beirut Arab University, Lebanese
University), No Frontiers (AUB), Pablo Neruda Group (LAU), Independent
Left Group (LAU, Byblos), AUB Women’s Rights Club, Helem LGBT
Repost from Beirut IMC http://beirut.indymedia.org/
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The Israeli war machine continues with its war for the ethnic cleansing of
Palestine and Lebanon. Attacks against civilian targets are continuing,
resulting in scores of dead and wounded in Gaza, the West Bank and
Lebanon, with the vocal and tacit support of the international community.
For the past three days, attacks on Lebanon resulted in the destruction of
major civilian roads, cutting off whole areas and hindering relief
efforts.
Whole families are being trapped under rubble in South Lebanon. The
southern suburbs of Beirut, one of the most densely populated and poorest
neighborhoods in the country, are currently witnessing intensive
bombardment with the majority of civilians trapped due to the bombing of
bridges and roads. Just as in Gaza, Israel is attempting to ethnically
cleanse a population under the pretext of replying to the legitimate acts
of the resistance.
The issue for us is clear. It is the presence of a fascist and racist
regime in Israel. U.S. imperialism, its allies and military power in
Israel prove that the issue has nothing to do with democracy or freedom.
Their democracy is nothing but murder, destruction of houses, bombardment
of electrical and fuel installations, and the indiscriminate targeting of
children. The Israeli regime has indicated that they will not stop. In
these days, there is no space for compromise. It is either resistance or
collaboration.
The international community is fully responsible for the massacres against
the people of Lebanon and Palestine. Our reply is a full-scale popular
resistance against imperialism and its allies in the Arab regimes and the
West. In the past several days, a group of organizations in Beirut
initiated an open sit-in in the center of the city to mobilize for actions
against Israeli aggression against Gaza and in support for the legitimate
acts of the resistance. With the targeting of Lebanon, the sit-in has
turned into a meeting point for mobilization of relief and solidarity
actions.
We call on all our friends in the world to act in solidarity with the
people of Palestine and Lebanon through demonstrations and rallies outside
Israeli and U.S. embassies calling for an immediate and unconditional end
of the occupation, the release of all prisoners of war in Israel, and the
rights of people.
No to Imperialism and Occupation!
No to the Indifference of the “International Community”!
No to Dictatorships!
Signers: Leftist Assembly for Change, ATTAC Lebanon, Ajial Community
Center, Lebanese Communist Party Youth, Union of Democratic Youth in
Lebanon, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (Youth Section),
Fatah (Youth Section), Palestinian Cultural Clubs (American University of
Beirut, Lebanese American University, Beirut Arab University, Lebanese
University), No Frontiers (AUB), Pablo Neruda Group (LAU), Independent
Left Group (LAU, Byblos), AUB Women’s Rights Club, Helem LGBT
Repost from Beirut IMC http://beirut.indymedia.org/
_______________________________________________