Support the EDO Decommissioners
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This petition is from the 'Support the Decommissioners' campaign, a support group for six people who broke into EDO MBM/ITT in Brighton during Israel's bombing of Gaza in January 2009. By the 17th January, the night of the break in, Israel had killed over a thousand civilians By the end of Israel's aerial bombardment over 1400 people had died, including up to 400 children. Foreign secretary David Miliband has admitted that British supplied weapons were undoubtedly used during Israel's bombardment.
On January 17th Ornella Saibene, Robert Nicholls, Harvey Tadman, Elijah Smith, Tom Woodhead and Robert Alford broke into the EDO factory and destroyed computers and manufacturing equipment in order to disable the factory's capacity to manufacture weapons for the Israeli army.
War crimes, including murder, the targeting of civilians and the wanton targeting of civilian objects had been committed in Gaza during January. The decommissioning of EDO was intended to prevent the factory aiding and abetting those crimes any further.
EDO has been granted UK export licenses for components which are incorporate into the Israeli F16, including licences for the ERU 151, the bomb rack for the Israeli F16.
The decommissioning of EDO action was only necessary because the UK governmnent continues to grant licenses for the export of weapons components to Israel (either through direct or indirect exports). In July 2009, as a response to public outcry against British companies' complicity in ar crimes in Gaza. David Milibands revoked 5 out of 182 existing export licenses to Israel, leaving the majority of exports unhindered
Israel has persistently committed war crimes and crimes against humanity; during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, the bombing of Lebanon in 2006 and Operation Cast Lead in 2009. Despite this British arms sales to Israel are increasing.
We, the Undersigned demand:
- An arms embargo on Israel
- For all existing export licenses to Israel (either indirectly or directly) to be revoked
- An end to British governmnent purchases from Israeli arms companies (as these purchases help develop the Israeli arms industry)
Until these demands are fulfilled actions like the decommissioning will be necessary
On January 17th Ornella Saibene, Robert Nicholls, Harvey Tadman, Elijah Smith, Tom Woodhead and Robert Alford broke into the EDO factory and destroyed computers and manufacturing equipment in order to disable the factory's capacity to manufacture weapons for the Israeli army.
War crimes, including murder, the targeting of civilians and the wanton targeting of civilian objects had been committed in Gaza during January. The decommissioning of EDO was intended to prevent the factory aiding and abetting those crimes any further.
EDO has been granted UK export licenses for components which are incorporate into the Israeli F16, including licences for the ERU 151, the bomb rack for the Israeli F16.
The decommissioning of EDO action was only necessary because the UK governmnent continues to grant licenses for the export of weapons components to Israel (either through direct or indirect exports). In July 2009, as a response to public outcry against British companies' complicity in ar crimes in Gaza. David Milibands revoked 5 out of 182 existing export licenses to Israel, leaving the majority of exports unhindered
Israel has persistently committed war crimes and crimes against humanity; during Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, the bombing of Lebanon in 2006 and Operation Cast Lead in 2009. Despite this British arms sales to Israel are increasing.
We, the Undersigned demand:
- An arms embargo on Israel
- For all existing export licenses to Israel (either indirectly or directly) to be revoked
- An end to British governmnent purchases from Israeli arms companies (as these purchases help develop the Israeli arms industry)
Until these demands are fulfilled actions like the decommissioning will be necessary
624 Signatures
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Abe Hayeem, R
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- There should be an end to the UK and its arms industries aiding and abetting Israel's war crimes by its close military alliance with Israel
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Mr T E
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- It's is wholly unethical and immoral for the British government to trade arms with Israel. This must stop now.
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Claire M
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Susan M
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- These courageous people acted in order to prevent a much bigger violence - KILLING ! If the case comes to court the world will hear the truth about the vicious, violent ways of the state of Israel - It is time to stop arming Israel with weapons, as they continue to use military means to torment, collectively punish, and kill innocent civilians. The world saw what happened in December - Jan 2009 - do not let it happen again. Revoke ALL Arms licenses, and support those who have taken action on our behalf, in an attempt to highlight the scandalous use of British manufactured parts in planes used in the Israeli military. GIVE PEACE A CHANCE ....
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Dan M
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- How dare you use my country to support a terroristic state. This country is so corrupt I find it very hard to conjure any amount of respect for our government and our system. Look where we have been and where we are going to!!!
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Roy St P
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- Instead of being used wisely, the world's resources are being used to created mayhem, from Gaza to guns on the streets of Britain, from the Congo to Burma and oh too many other parts of the world - stop the arms trade FULL STOP by stopping making arms in the first place
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Sonja Z
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- stop arms selling to Israel!
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Niala B
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Henry T
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- these people are the real heroes of war
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E. E
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- no bombs but bread
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Sofia R
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- Time after time the British government has turned a blind eye to Israel's unlawful behaviour, which goes totally against its pledge to fight terror! The British government needs to keep its promise and stop supporting the Israeli state of terror!!!
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Chris de L
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- No weapons should be sent to Israel, neither from England, nor from The Netherlands.
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Willem M
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- The assault on the Gaza strip and the siege before and after it are part of a systematic, 'slow' campaign of genocide
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Charles B
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- The U.S. will have to face the consequences for its horrific actions against the Palestinian people and Iraqis by its allegiance with the monstrous Israelis
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Jan N
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Joop W
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wiepke b
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dave t
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S. T
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Hielko P
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- join P5Y.org (Peace in 5 years time)
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Peter S
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Abu Adam, I
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- Stop dealing with killers, Help the Palestinians!! There's a genocide going on. Open op your eyes and hearts, so that you will learn to see.
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Youssef el M
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- Stop the victoms of WWII who are NOW making victoms of the palestinians!
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Jeff M
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- To support the rights of the Palestinians and to lessen the danger to Iran and other countries/peoples of the region, Israel must be boycotted. An arms embargo against Israel is absolutely needed.
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christian h
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- stop it
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Ashwin B
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- Disarm now, Peace now...
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A.M. Nogueira C
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P. I
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- Israel has too much power
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Ruth F
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- Jewish Voice for a Just Peace in the Middle East.(EJJP Germany)
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Tanya A
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- Israel have committed war crimes in Gaza, if the British government exports arms to Israel, this makes them complicit. Please do not support war crimes.
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A.Nielsen
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- let them free. Israel are the real danger of the World
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Elizabeth�Barkas
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Nick B
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- Resisting war crime is not a crime. For evil to flourish, it is necessary only that good people do nothing.
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Joan W
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- It is morally untenable for Britain to manufacture arms that will end up being used by the Israeli army which has been proved to have use them to committed war crimes against the Palistinian people.
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Ellen C
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- stop the bloodshed, stop the war and stop the ignorance
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stewart m
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Raul T. B
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- Israel have committed war crimes from 1948 till now on in Gaza, and in entire Palestine. If the British, USA and Dutch government exports arms to Israel, this makes them complicit. Nobody has to support war crimes.To support the rights of the Palestinians and to lessen the danger to Iran and other countries of the region, Israel must be boycotted. An arms and economic embargo against Israel is absolutely needed. Shame on Israel and the leaders of the Western world. The assault on the Gaza strip and the siege before and after it are part of a systematic, 'slow' campaign of genocide from 1948 on!
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George H
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- Justice for Gaza, Freedom for the Decomissioners, Justice & Freedom for All!
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Dylan C
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- the geneva convention must be taken seriously if the rules of war keep being broken then i think more people will pick up hammers.
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simon g
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- i fully support this petition but as i personally have no intention of taking part in any decommissioning actions i feel it would be wrong for me to agree with the final sentence.Thank you
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Fred C
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- Selling arms to this criminal regime that refuses to acknowledge ANY UN resolution directed at it is an illegal act and an international crime. I wholeheartedly support the decommissioners actions, especially in the light of the recent Goldstone report which has highlighted Israel's crimes against humanity.
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Cheryl W
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topiman
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- be brave and stop being hypocritical fools - and stop hiding behind the fallacy of Arms = UK Jobs as some kind of excuse.
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MIranda P
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Louise S
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- Edmund Burke said: "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." The decommissioners did something and should be commended for it.
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Danny N
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Judith L
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Monica P
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- Decommissioning EDO was a moral act against immoral arms dealing, which has caused untold suffering to the civilian population of Gaza
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Michael O
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- Following the decision in the "Raytheon Nine" case (see raytheon9.org) the British Government should realise that there is popular support for a ban on weapons exports to Israel.
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Jane R
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