U.N. General Assembly

Please write to the President of the U.N. General Assembly, urging for the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal for Israel (ICTI), under U.N. Charter Article 22. Copy and paste the sample letter. Please paste a copy to badr@lantic.net click on the link below to open. Please fwd to all on your mailing list. Jazakallah.

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SAMPLE LETTER

President
General Assembly
United Nations
New York, NY USA

[Date]

Dear Sir,

Re: Creation of Israeli war crimes tribunal

The current massacre happening in Gaza is of urgent concern to my community and I. For attacks which bear all the trademarks of war crimes, is it not time for them to be assessed within the appropriate context of an Israeli war crimes tribunal?

Surely, you do not need me to relate to you the strangulation and bombardment of Gaza, and the humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding. After five days of consecutive bombardment of Gaza, and a death toll exceeding 400, calls for an end to the massacre fall on the deaf ears of a murderous Israeli government.

The 1.5 million abused and starved inhabitants of the world's biggest concentration camp are being forced to continue to collectively-pay for democratically-electing their government.

While the Israeli authorities punish the Palestinians in order to teach Hamas a hard-handed lesson, the civilian casualties and number of injured continue to soar. Israel is refusing ceasefire requests, in spite of Hamas offering it on the basis of reasonable and attainable compromises: an end to the blockade, and an Israeli ceasefire on the West Bank, according to Yuval Diskin, current head of Israeli security services Shin Bet.

Also, in light of the current attacks which have sparked international condemnation, Archbishop Desmund Tutu said: "In the context of total aerial supremacy, in which one side in a conflict deploys lethal aircraft against opponents with no means of defending themselves, the bombardment bears all the hallmarks of war crimes."

Over the past 2 months, fuel supply to Gaza has been blocked leading to the closure of its power plant, and even the U.N. has been forced to halt distribution of food aid, upon which most Gazans are reliant. The actions of the Israeli authorities violate the Geneva Conventions and so many international norms. It is now more necessary than ever for the U.N. to establish an International Criminal Tribunal for Israel (ICTI), under U.N. Charter Article 22. Failure to create viable accountability would only further embolden the Israeli government to continue their extermination of the Palestinians.

As the crimes committed against Palestinians degrade all humanity, we request you to urge members of the U.N. General Assembly to swiftly take necessary and appropriate action towards creating an ICTI under U.N. Charter Article 22, and holding the Israeli government accountable.

I look forward to your reply regarding this urgent matter.

Yours sincerely,


[Your name] ____________


Mujahid

Continuous demonstration against the war on Gaza استمرار المظاهرات الاحتجاجية على الحرب على غزة

Saturday 3rd Jan 2009 Demonstration in support of Gaza in Dublin

Very large demonstration against the Israeli atrocity in front of the ICCI on Friday

Very angry demonstration against the Israeli airraids on Gaza تظاهرات صاخبة ضد الغارات على غزة امام مسجد كلونسكي دبلن

Protest and condemnation against the Zionest تظاهر واستنكار للتعسف الصهيوني

MUSLIM COMMUNITY LOBBY IRELAND لوبي الجالية الاسلامية في ايرلندا

44 Gardiner Street Lower, Dublin D1, Republic of Ireland

Tel: 018730684 00353 871238729

28^th Dec 2008

To Mr. Michael Martin TD

The Minister of foreign affairs Dublin

Dear sir,

The Israeli army had caused the killing of civilians, no medical supplies, no enough foods for the people of Gaza. These attacks are an episode of holocaust.

We the Muslim community lobby urge the Minister of foreign affairs to take steps to voice our concern and disgust of what is going on in Gaza strip. To make sure, to put an end to the human suffering that the Israeli army inflicted on the people of Gaza. Also to expel the Israeli ambassador and boycott the Israeli government until the attacks have stopped completely and the human rights are respected in Gaza province.

On behalf of the MCL

Dr. Bashir

رسالة لوبي الجالية الاسلامية الى وزير الخارجية مايكل مارتن يوم الهجوم على قطاع غزة

الى حضرة وزير الخارجية دبلن

ان الجيش الاسرائيلي يقتل المدنيين وانه لا يوجد امدادات طبية ولا مأونة كافية للعيش في غزة. وان الهجوم التعسفي هو سلسة من القتل الجماعي كما هو في الهولوكوست.

ان لوبي الجالية الاسلامية في ايرلندا يطالب وزير الخارجية الايرلندي بان يتخذ خطوات مناسبة للضغط على الحكومة الاسرائيلية لوقف عدوانها على القطاع فورا. وينهي حالة الذعر والقتل والاستباحة لحرمة المواطنين في غزة. كما ونطالب الحكومة بالنظر في قطع العلاقات مع اسرائيل وطرد سفيرها حتى تراعي حقوق الانسان في قطاع غزة.

لوبي الجالية الاسلامية في ايرلندا

MCL has been in contact with the minister of foreign affairs office لقد اتصل لوبي الجالية الاسلامبة في ايرلندا بوزير الخارجية

Mr Micheál Martin, TD

Muslim Community Lobby has been in contact with the minister of foreign affairs office and we asked the minister to speak personally to the foreign minister of Israel to stop the attacks on Gaza Strip.
لقد اتصل لوبي الجالية الاسلامبة في ايرلندا بوزير الخارجية الايرلندي لتحفيزه على الاتصال بالحكومة الاسرائيلية لايقاف العدوان على غزة
. وبهذا نهيب بالاخوة والاخواة بان يعلنوا استنكارهم لما يجري في غزة

Demonstration Sunday 28/12/2008

Demonstration against the mass murder in Gaza

tommorrow, Sunday 1pm, the spire, O Connell Street

Dublin D1

Be there Plz

Condemnation إستنكار

The Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheal Martin has strongly condemned the devastating air strikes in Gaza.

Mr Martin urged Israel to immediately halt its attacks and allow humanitarian agencies access to the Hamas-controlled Palestinian territory.

“I condemn in the strongest terms Israel’s action in launching air strikes in Gaza against Hamas targets which have resulted in widespread civilian fatalities,” he said.

“These actions, far from ending the cycle of violence which has gripped both Gaza and southern Israel in recent weeks, are unfortunately only likely to escalate the situation and make the search for an effective ceasefire in Gaza even more difficult.”

Mr Martin also condemned the firing of rockets into Israeli territory.

“The people of southern Israel have as much entitlement to live in peace and security as do the population of Gaza,” he said.

“Ireland will support all international efforts to de-escalate the situation in Gaza and help re-establish an effective ceasefire.

“In this regard, I would like to acknowledge the considerable efforts which the government of Egypt has been making.”

Labour party spokesman on foreign affairs Michael D Higgins said the attacks were "contrary to all of the principles of international law" and said they should be condemned by all democratic countries.

"These attacks have resulted in a shocking loss of life among Palestinians and add to the misery and suffering created by the prolonged Israel blockade of Gaza," he said.

"The Labour Party has consistently condemned attacks on civilian targets in Israel, but it has to be acknowledged that Hamas is the democratically elected administration in Gaza."

He called on both sides to refrain from further violence.

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions also criticised the attacks, describing the Israeli action as "totally disproportionate".

"While Israel has a right and duty to protect its citizens, air strikes on the scale the world has witnessed today are totally disproportionate and can only result in massive civilian casualties. They give further cause for grievance to the Palestinian people and strengthen the hand of all those opposed to a peaceful settlement in the Middle East," Ictu said in a statement.