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| Vice President of the European Parliament tells Hebronites to continue fighting for rights |
| 2009-01-01 |
| Ma'an - Vice President of the European Parliament Luisa Morgantini went to Hebron on Wednesday with a delegation of Europeans to show solidarity with Palestinians under Israeli attack. The delegation was received by Hebron mayor Khalid Al-Useili and other members of the city's municipal council. The delegation was given an update on the situation in Hebron in light of the recent settler attacks against Palestinian homes following the eviction of right wing settlers from the Rajabi home. He called the actions in Hebron a "prelude to the bloodshed by an Israeli war machine which targets residential buildings, mosques, hospitals and schools paying no attention to international conventions and laws." Al-Useili asked members of the delegation to exert pressure on their home governments and on the European Union to stop Israeli aggression both in Hebron and in the Gaza Strip. He also called on France, the current president of the European Union to place more pressure on Israel, as well as the UN Security Council which he suggested pass a binding resolution on the situation in Gaza. Al-Useli also asked the visiting delegation to support an application by the Hebron municipal council to UNESCO for status as a World Heritage Site. The ancient mosque and old city would thus be preserved and Israel would be prevented from destroying precious landmarks Palestinians consider part of human cultural heritage. For her part, Morgantini said, "We came to Hebron to show solidarity with the Palestinians as we can feel the tyranny upon them, and we believe they have the right to live in freedom by ending occupation of their lands. We believe they have the right to achieve their national dream and gain their rights in accordance with international conventions. We herby call on the whole world to exert endeavors towards achieving Palestinian freedom and letting the Palestinians live in peace securing normal life for their children as their counterparts in the world." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 oops. I meant Angelina. I'm a bit of a celebrity doofus. Sorry to get your hopes up like that :-) |
| Posted by: Shalet and Tenille1168 2009-01-01 17:04 |
| #4 Who's Jen? I think I know who JLo is, but I'm not certain... |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-01-01 15:05 |
| #3 What's this about Jen and JLo? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-01-01 07:18 |
| #2 jeesh.. same typo TWICE! how un-civilized. |
| Posted by: Shalet and Tenille1168 2009-01-01 01:18 |
| #1 heh. If it weren't so serious it would be funny. The UN will huff and puff and issue a strongly worded statement. The world will consider action taken and move on to more important issues - like how Jen feels about Jlo. The civlized world has asked the UN to take action against terror for years. The terrorists have always ignored the UN. Now that they call on the UN, they should not be surprised that the civlized countries put as much stock in the UN as they do. |
| Posted by: Shalet and Tenille1168 2009-01-01 01:16 |