{news} Fw: French Greens response to Israeli attacks on Gaza;

[Justine McCabe]

Re: GP RELEASE Greens condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza; McKinney on relief vessel rammed by Israeli gunboats
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Justine McCabe 
To: USGP International Committee 
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 5:32 PM
Subject: French Greens response to Israeli attacks on Gaza; 


Dear IC, 

French Green Catherine Greze, representative of the European Federation to the Global Green Coordination, sent their party's response to the horror in Gaza after receiving our press release..

Here's a rough translation from the French (which follows)  Please offer any corrections and comments! 
 I appreciate their outrage to what's happening, though I disagree with their apparent  view that Hamas is only  a terrorist group ("inhabitants of Gaza, taken hostage by Hamas as well as by the Israeli army").

BTW,  I assume that the statement refers to  the passage of the EU-Israel Association Agreement on 12/4/08.   According to the anti-apartheid campaign, this agreement 

"will enable far greater Israeli participation in European Community programs. Originally, the EU had stated that the vote on this issue would not take place until 2009, but it seems clear that the EU and Israel are attempting to minimize the voice of international civil society by suddenly announcing that it has been moved up to December 4.   The proposed agreement offers to Israel full access to the EU scientific, academic, research and technical programmes, and will significantly deepen EU-Israeli cooperation and integration in many important sectors. It ignores the fact that these sorts of cooperation agreements that increase Israel's relationships with the international community are one of Israel's primary means of its ongoing occupation, the displacement of and systematic racial discrimination against the Palestinian people. By engaging in this agreement, the EU sends the message that it effectively condones the Israeli apartheid regime, and that it will not challenge Israel on its massive violations of Palestinian rights."

Peace? 
Justine

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Stop the Israeli Aggression Against the Inhabitants of Gaza!

The enormous military resources employed by the Israeli army against Gaza are disproportionate to the rocket fire of Hamas.  After having suffered the blockade imposed by the Israeli government, and the violation of the terms of the Road Map (halt the establishment of new colonies, freedom of movement for people . . ),  the inhabitants of Gaza, taken hostage by Hamas as well as by the Israeli army, are now being bombarded.

The victims, the vast majority civilians, are already numerous.  This disproportionate response of the Israeli government diminishes the hope of a solution to this conflict.

One must ask why (wonder?) the Israeli offensive is taking place on the eve of the general elections.
One must ask (wonder?) whether the new European policy with respect to Israel hasn't given free reign to the Israeli government on Gaza. 

The Greens Demand: 

An immediate end to the military operation;
A reconsideration of the economic accord between the EU and Israel if that nation does not maintain its commitments: 
A resumption of the peace process under the aegis of the internatational community and the recognition of the Palestinian Authority.

The Greens call for continuing demonstrations against this new aggression and demand a firm reaction from the French government, the European community, and from the UN in order to halt this aggression and the bombardment of Gaza.   

Djamila Sonzogni, Jean-Louis Roumégas
Spokespersons




----- Original Message ----- 
From: Catherine Gr è ze 
To: Justine Mc Cabe 
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 5:51 PM
Subject: Re: GP RELEASE Greens condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza; McKinney on relief vessel rammed by Israeli gunboats


Dear Justine,

Please find in return our press release 

All the best and happy new year to you

Catherine Grèze, Les Verts
Déléguée à L'Europe, l'International et l'Outremer


 
Stop à l'agression israélienne contre les habitants de Gaza !


Les moyens militaires énormes employés par l'armée israélienne contre Gaza sont sans commune mesure avec les tirs de roquette du Hamas. Après avoir souffert du blocus instauré par le gouvernement israélien, du non respect de la feuille de route (arrêt des implantations de nouvelles colonies, libre circulation des personnes.) les habitants de Gaza pris en otage par le Hamas comme par l'armée israélienne
sont bombardés. 


Les victimes, des civils en grande majorité, sont déjà nombreuses. Cette réplique disproportionnée du gouvernement israélien éloigne encore plus l'espoir d'une solution à ce conflit. 

On peut se demander pourquoi l'offensive Israélienne survient à la veille les législatives.

On peut aussi se demander si la nouvelle politique européenne vis à vis d'Israël n'a pas laissé les mains libres au gouvernement israélien à Gaza ?



Les Verts demandent :
l' arrêt immédiat de l'opération militaire ;
la remise en cause de l'accord commercial de l'Union Européenne avec Israël si ce pays ne tient pas ses engagements ;
la remise en route du processus de paix sous l'égide de la communauté internationale et la reconnaissance de l'autorité palestinienne.
 
Les Verts appellent à soutenir toutes les manifestations contre cette nouvelle agression et exigent une réaction ferme du gouvernement français, de la communauté européenne et de l'ONU pour faire cesser cette agression et le blocus de Gaza.
 
Djamila Sonzogni, Jean-Louis Roumégas
Portes paroles 





 




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