Gaza, Israel and stuff
Jan. 9th, 2009 05:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sobriqueOK, so I take it everyone's up to date on Israel vs. Palestine, in the latest episode?
There's a bit more on the subject: http://eumelia.livejournal.com/377630.html
Basically, the situation there is getting rather ugly - Both sides are quite firmly intent on killing each other, and the collateral damage (civilian casualties) are mounting.
This is getting worse, as essential supplies are running out by the hour - food, water, that kind of thing.
You may not care. But if you do, it's worth a little bit of your time to shout at someone about it: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=551
It's a link to a template letter, to our Foreign Secretary.
I won't plug Amnesty overly, beyond saying I signed up a while back, and haven't since regretted the decision. But if you're inclined to do so as well, they're quite keen to have a donation: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=11484
or get you to sign up:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=73
It doesn't take a lot of money - £2/month, is enough and goes to helping making Human Rights, actual Rights, not 'Optional Extras'.
There's a bit more on the subject: http://eumelia.livejournal.com/377630.html
Basically, the situation there is getting rather ugly - Both sides are quite firmly intent on killing each other, and the collateral damage (civilian casualties) are mounting.
This is getting worse, as essential supplies are running out by the hour - food, water, that kind of thing.
You may not care. But if you do, it's worth a little bit of your time to shout at someone about it: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions_details.asp?ActionID=551
It's a link to a template letter, to our Foreign Secretary.
I won't plug Amnesty overly, beyond saying I signed up a while back, and haven't since regretted the decision. But if you're inclined to do so as well, they're quite keen to have a donation: http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=11484
or get you to sign up:
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=73
It doesn't take a lot of money - £2/month, is enough and goes to helping making Human Rights, actual Rights, not 'Optional Extras'.
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 05:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 05:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 07:01 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 06:17 pm (UTC)The US abstaining did pretty much remove any strength it had though, as they effectively said "no" (without actually saying so as that would have veto'd it and made them look really bad). Without US support, Isreal were hardly likely to care that much.
In many ways, the ball is in the the UN court. They said this needs to stop now and have been ignored. If they don't do something they're showing themselves to be pretty much a joke (although the whole Iraq mess to and extent has already done that). Question is, what can be done? Shame there's no oil in Gaza otherwise I'm sure we'd quickly have a multi-national force go in to enforce "peace". Or is that just me being cynical?
no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 07:16 pm (UTC)Sadly, I got no answer so was rather underwhelmed with them. I hope it was just an isolated incident as I really do admire their ethos.
no subject
Date: 2009-01-09 07:20 pm (UTC)But it's OK as they've said that they'll launch an "investigation" into the matter...