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Weer vredesactivist vermoord
11.04.2003 16:54
Een Britse vredesactivist van ISM is neergeschoten door het Israelische leger.
Artsen hebben hem hersendood verklaard.
Volgens getuigen stond hij tussen Israelische troepen en Palestijnse kinderen in, toen het vuur geopend werd.
Warschijnlijk zullen onze vrienden uit Israel binnenkort wel weer verklaren dat deze "bijkomende schade" niet zo bedoeld en een ongeluk was, en dat de vredesactivist het eigenlijk helemaal aan zichzelf te wijten heeft, net zoals bij Rachel Corrie, en net zoals bij Brian Avery (die overigens nog wèl in leven is).
Boycott moordenaars
Boycott Israel.
 Website: http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/283221.html
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| supplements | | some supplements were deleted from this article, see policy | | Twee vredesactivisten gewond in Jenin | wil - 05.04.2003 20:36 - 11.04.2003 16:59
Twee vredesactivisten van de International Solidarity Movement zijn gewond geraakt door beschietingen van het Israelische leger in Palestina. "We had our hands up and we were wearing vests that clearly identified us as international workers when they began firing," Tobias said.
 http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2003/04/11090.shtml
Van diezelfde vredesorganisatie was ook Rachel Corrie, die in maart door een Israëlische bulldozer is gedood. zie http://www.indymedia.nl/nl/2003/03/10279.shtml voor een artikel over dit 'incident'.
| | Tom Hundall in hoofd geschoten | Ed - 11.04.2003 23:25
Yebna, Rafah
Israeli soldiers shoot another ISM activist in the head
Between 4:30 and 5:00 PM today Israeli snipers shot another ISM activist in the head. Tom Hundall from Manchester Britain is currently in critical condition in a helicopter on his way from Europa Hospital in Khan Younis to a hospital in Bir Sheva. He is 22 years old.
According to Laura, the activists were being shot at while protecting some children from Israeli gunfire. Tom was in plain view of the sniper towers and was wearing a bright orange fluorescent jacket with reflective stripes. The nine ISM activists and many children were in the process of leaving the area. Sniper fire from the tower was hitting the wall close beside the children, who were afraid to move. Tom was attempting to bring them to safety when he was shot. There was no shooting or resistance coming from the Palestinian side at all.
According to Laura, the plan had been to put up a tent where a tank parks itself every night in front of a Mosque. The soldiers in the tank shoot down the street, terrorizing people who come to pray. The group had discovered earlier that the tank was already in place and had begun firing into the air. The Palestinian organizers felt the plan had become unworkeable, and the action was abandoned.
Laura and two Palestinians decided to go assess the situation. She soon realized that the tank had moved from where it had been. It was now possible to set up the tent. She spoke to Tom D by phone and they decided to meet at the roadblock. The Israeli snipers in the eastern tower began shooting in Laura’s path.
When they arrived at the roadblock, the rest of the group was already there. The snipers began firing again: this time at the wall of the building next to the activists. As a result, the group began the process of leaving.
Tom saw a little boy in an open space, clearly visible to the tower. Tom went to get him out of the way. He looked back and saw two more girls whom he also went to retrieve. As he went to get them, he was shot in the back of the head. He fell to the ground in a pool of blood. The ambulance arrived quickly, after about two minutes.
For years the Israeli army has killed Palestinian civilians with impunity. Now they are targeting unarmed international peace activists and human rights workers. On March 16, Rachel Corrie was run over and killed by a bulldozer operator in Rafah while trying to prevent home demolitions. On April 5, in Jenin, Brian Avery was shot in the face by an APC in an unprovoked attack on a clearly unarmed group of internationals. Six months ago in Jenin, Caoimhe Butterly was shot in the leg and UN official Ian Hook was murdered.
We ask the world community to stand up and demand that Israel honor international agreements protecting civilians, whether they are internationals or Palestinians, and hold Israel accountable for these crimes against humanity. And we demand an end to the illegal and brutal occupation that these murders defend.
For more information contact:
Allison 067 742 780
Raf 054 389 466
Nick 055 874 693
Alice 067 857 069
Tom
ISM Media Coordinator
Beit Sahour, Occupied Palestine
02-277-4602
067-862-439
052-360-241
| | Ja hoor | John Veldhuis - 12.04.2003 22:42
Het valt me nog mee dat het (proberen te) redden van Palestijnse kinderen niet als anti-semitisch wordt veroordeeld. Het domweg automatisch roepen van "eigen schuld" na vermoord te worden door het Israelische leger blijkt een snel aangeleerde reflex.
Boycott kindermoordenaars.
Boycott Israel
| | Hou toch op John! | Hans - 13.04.2003 13:24
"Het valt me nog mee dat het (proberen te) redden van Palestijnse kinderen niet als anti-semitisch wordt veroordeeld."
Beste John, wat een absurde ridiculisering geef je hier van mensen die zich verzetten tegen antisemitisme. Tuurlijk zou niemand uit die hoek de actie van de vredesactivist omschrijven als antisemtitisch. Je opmerking zie ik dan ook als pure stemmingmakerij. Jammer.
"Boycott kindermoordenaars.
Boycott Israel"
Okee, dan boycotten we ook Palestina, want bepaalde Palestijnse groepen vermoorden ook om de haverklap kinderen.
| | I was a human shield | wil_link - 13.04.2003 14:14
The death of human rights activist Rachel Corrie, crushed to death while trying to stop an IDF bulldozer, was reason for Billie Moskona-Lerman to go to the Rafah Refugee Camp and to spend 24 hours at the most miserable place in the Gaza Strip. A place where shooting never stops, where shells whistle by the windows, the walls are covered with bloodstains on the walls, houses turn into ruins and people walk the streets barefooted and desperate. She came back a different person. In a rare human document she describes her encounter with death.
read on...
Website: http://uk.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id=63303&group=webcast
| | Hoezo boycott Palestina? | John Veldhuis - 14.04.2003 09:47
Wat valt er aan Palestina nog te boycotten?
Het land is bezet en gekoloniseerd, de overgebleven dorpen en steden zijn omsingeld en geïsoleerd, burgers worden gebombardeerd, mensen kunnen niet meer hun brood verdienen, naar school gaan, hun land bewerken, naar het ziekenhuis, etc. etc. etc.
En dan is er ook nog de steun van zo'n ongelofelijke leipo als Rumsfeld, die vindt dat Israel rustig heel Palestina mag blijven bezetten, en nog meer nederzettingen stichten, in plaats van een begin te maken met het opruimen ervan.
Zodra Sharon het gaat hebben over de ontmanteling van Kiryat Arba, Netzarim en dat soort kolonies, kunnen we het vredesproces daar weer serieus nemen, tot nog toe is het meer van "hoe kunnen we de exploitatie van Palestijnse gebieden door Israel ongestoord door laten gaan".
Boycott etnische zuiveringen.
Boycott Israel
| | Vermoord? Tja...wie zal het zeggen | Bart - 17.04.2003 16:31
De hierboven aangehaalde link maakt weer gebruik van informatie van de website http://www.honestreporting.com/
Uit de about us van Honestreporting:
"Since October 2000, in addition to fighting a terrorist war, Israel has been fighting a media war. Journalists often paint Palestinians as the victims, while presenting Israeli actions out of context.
In response, HonestReporting was founded to scrutinize the media for examples of anti-Israel bias, and then mobilize subscribers to respond directly to the news agency concerned."
Ook niet echt iets "onafhankelijks" lijkt mij...
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