The Green Party has condemned in the strongest possible terms the latest attack by Israel on the Gaza Strip.
On Wednesday the country launched more than 160 missiles into Gaza, claiming to have hit ‘156 targets’ in the territory. Its attack killed 13 people, including a woman pregnant with twins, an 11-month old boy and two infants, and injured 130 more.
Green Party International Co-ordinator Dr Derek Wall said: ‘The Green Party deplores Israel’s attack on Gaza. There can be no peace in the Middle East without justice for the people of Gaza. The attack which has killed many civilians, announced on twitter and widely seen as part of an election campaign is both cynical and sordid. The Green Party calls for an end to violent incursions in Gaza.’
While The Green Party accepts that the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians is too complex to be regarded as ‘black and white’ it also notes that Israeli commentators and peace campaigners are despairing of their own leaders’ seeming unwillingness to engage in a meaningful peace process – the only way the senseless killing of civilians in Israel and Palestine can be brought to an end.
We also believe that in common with previous Israeli military acts, this latest attack – the most intense since 2009 – is out of proportion both to the activities Israel argues led to its response, and to the ongoing disputes between Israel and dispossessed Palestinians.
Knesset by James Emery
Wall said: ‘The conflict will only end when Israel is prepared to discuss a plan for peace with Palestinians. Violence only leads to more violence. The killing power of Israel puts their state at a huge military advantage however without justice, the future of both Palestinians and Israelis is bleak.’
The Green Party notes with sadness reports that mere hours before he was killed in the latest missile attacks, Hamas military commander Ahmed Al-Jabari had received the draft of a permanent truce between Hamas and Israel.
And we hope other political parties, and people across the world will join us in our condemnation of the attacks, and call for meaningful, lasting peace in one of the world’s most violently, and tragically, disputed regions.
Dr Wall said: ‘We challenge other UK political parties to condemn Israel’s violence and to support an inclusive process for peace and justice. Green Party members support the ongoing protests against Israel’s military attack.’
Image by James Emery from Douglasville, United States (Knesset_1368) [CC-BY-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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“The Green Party has condemned in the strongest possible terms the latest attack by Israel on the Gaza Strip.”
Do you even know why all this fire exchange started?
in the past 10 months israel was hit by 2153 missiles….
before you go on to the next line in my comment think about sitting with
your kids in a shelter 10 times a day… imagain thier fear and all the crying.
then… 5 days ago
4 soldiers were attacked with a missle…
Then in response israel killed the guy who planned the
in response hamas fired 40 misslies killing 3 people & woonding 2 babies and 2 familes. israel which had enough started destyoing the missile stacks apread all over gaza…
dont be so one sided.
what if your city were hit by 100 misslis (not 2000+) – what would you do?
what would you expect your govrement to do?
Very good point Sagive……
You have some very good points Sagive, but we are just reporting what the UK Green Party has said.
We would be just as happy to post a story about the experiences of those involved.