Condemn the Criminal Attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla! Support the Palestinian People!

Eh Din condemns the brutal massacre carried out by Israeli soldiers on the civilian flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza. This crime is the latest chapter in the long list of crimes carried out by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people.  The fact that it has taken place in the face of the widespread worldwide condemnation of its fascist policy towards the residents of Gaza which has already resulted in the murder of over 1400 people, the vast majority of whom have been innocent civilians, shows the total disregard of the Zionist state for any sense of moral legitimacy.  The fact that the Israeli government’s justification for the attack of blaming the victims and the policy of “collective punishment” mirrors the policies of Hitler is particularly repulsive. 

The attack on an unarmed civilian target in international waters is a war crime that needs to be dealt with in the same way as any other war crime.  International Law must be totally impartial in its treatment of war criminals regardless of country of origin or religion.  Crimes against humanity must be condemned regardless of the perpetrator. 

No decent or intelligent human being can accept the lie that the transport of humanitarian aid could ever justify an armed raid in the middle of the night and the murder of so many people. No sane person can believe the lie that allowing this aid through would have harmed Israel.  It is yet another application of the fascist “might is right” policy adopted by the Israeli state and deserves universal condemnation.  We will not allow this lie to be covered up under the guise of religion.  Throughout the world, people of all faiths, including Jewish people have condemned this barbaric act.  We will not accept the lie that Judaism is equated to Zionism, just as the world rejected Hitler’s claim that his policy was based on Christianity.  The behaviour of the Zionists is a gross affront to the memory of the Jewish people who were massacred by the fascists in the Holocaust.

The Freedom Flotilla comprised six ships carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid, including materials for the reconstruction of the infrastructure and housing, medical and educational supplies, clothes and food. The 700 or so people on board came from over 50 countries and included parliamentarians, journalists and peace activists. They wanted to highlight the illegal blockade of Gaza by Israel and Egypt that is preventing 75% of the daily supplies needed by the people of Gaza. The blockade prevents even the most basic of items from being imported from clothes, fruit juice and fuel to building materials needed to repair the houses, schools, hospitals and other buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment.

Eh Din calls on all peace and justice-loving people to join their voices in vigorously condemning this barbaric attack and the Zionist war crimes against the Palestinian people It calls upon people to join in the actions of protest and of support of the Palestinian peoples’ cause, as well as to demand the release of all those volunteers now being held by the Israeli regime.

Condemn the Criminal Zionist Attack on the Gaza Flotilla!

Condemn all war crimes and bring war criminals to justice.

Support the Palestinian people and their just cause!