Protest EU Policy on Gaza

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January 26, 2009

Touring some of Gaza's worst-hit areas of Israel's 22-day assault which killed about 1,300 Palestinians, including 400 children, Louis Michel, a senior EU official and former Belgian foreign minister, described the situation as "abominable, indescribable". He then added:

"At this time we have to also recall the overwhelming responsibility of Hamas. I intentionally say this here - Hamas is a terrorist movement and it has to be denounced as such."

He then went on to state that there would be no dialogue with Hamas, saying its use of terrorism against Israeli civilians, including the use of "human shields" in Gaza meant it was not a legitimate resistance movement. He called on Hamas to recognize Israel's right to exist and to renounce violence.

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7851545.stm

We the signators of this petition are shocked, appalled and outraged by these comments.

They are the moral equivalent of rubbing salt into the wounds of the people of Gaza.

We demand the immediate ouster of Louis Michel from his position as EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. We also demand a public apology be immediately given to the people of Gaza, especially to those who have lost members of their family in Israel's 22-day attack on Gaza.

855 Signatures

  • Nader Hashemi
  • Azeezah Kanji
  • Nabeel Saleem
    • Comments
    • Stop the Massacre
  • Emad Shahin
  • Jawad Qureshy
  • Ebrahim Moosa
  • Ahmed Khalifa
    • Comments
    • Shame..
  • Akber Khan
  • A Benayoune
  • Mohammad Fadel
  • Ismail Poonawala
    • Comments
    • He should be removed and Israel should not be defended blindly, right or wrong. Their atrocities are even worst than the Nazis. The Jews recieved recompensation from Germany and the Israelis refuse to compensate the Palestinians forcibly removed from theie homes and lands. Please stop hypocracy and double standards.
  • Mahmoud Kaddoura
    • Comments
    • shame on you
  • Fereshteh Hashemi
  • Sarah Y
  • hania l shaquiri
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    • this is a disgrace for all humanity ! how could any humanbeeing bear to see those little children killed like wise ? r those little babies ? the ones still nursing , those r the thret to israel's existtence? how did the great pollititions feel while seeing the 3 months old baby burried after a brave isralean bomb or soldier did their hownering role in defending israel ? i wonder?!
  • El-Farouk Khaki
    • Comments
    • В
  • Mehdi Hashemi
    • Comments
    • В
  • Mohammad Azhar
    • Comments
    • Diplorable behaviour by the EU Minister. He should also make a statement to condenm the systematic state terror policies perpetuated on innocent victims throughout the world by Israel. Mossad is a terrorist organization responsible for the madness in the region. The Israeli government has essentially become the very same monster it was subjected to during the holocaust......
  • Natasha Tavares
  • G. Khan
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    • It is universially prove that you cannot say anything against the jews but could about anyone else
  • Ahmad Sadri
  • Steven Casey
    • Comments
    • Louis Michel's comments are a shameful disgrace to all EU members. He must resign now.
  • stop now
    • Comments
    • stop stealing land
  • Adamiecki Andrew
    • Comments
    • Louis Michel's comments are a shameful disgrace to all EU members. He must resign now.
  • William Christiansen
  • Emad Abouarab
  • Asghar Vasanwla
  • Mark Kiser
  • tina Va
    • Comments
    • I have a dream
  • jernej atelsek
    • Comments
    • Save our children
  • maurice naiem
  • Tomasz
  • Joshua Wiesner
    • Comments
    • I am an American Jew and I am appalled by the EU representative's remarks.
  • Sam Yatim
    • Comments
    • not surprised by eu
  • Daniel W Metzger
    • Comments
    • End the occupation. Prosecute Israeli was crimes.
  • Ronnie Jones
  • Noam Chomsky
  • M.D. Nazemroaya
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    • Nicolas Sarkozy and the E.U mission to Gaza didn't give a damn about the murder of innocents, regardless of nationality. The E.U.'s delegation are accomplices in Israeli war crimes and crimes against humanity in occupied Palestine. The only reason the E.U. delegation went to the Middle East is to try and pacify European outrage and anger, but people are not stupid and they are realizing this old act. Most the leaders of the E.U. have no respect for international law or even their own citizens. You must cut all ties with Israel (a state that is worse than Apartheid-era South Africa), kick Israel out of the U.N., condemn Israel for terrorism and genocide, freeze Israeli assets, arrest any financial supporters of Israel as international criminals, stop giving Israel free weapons, and put Israeli leaders and soldiers on trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
  • Michael Calderon-Zaks
  • Farshid Ebrahimi
  • Sanjeev Mahajan
  • Scott Copley
  • Syed Rizvi
    • Comments
    • Reciting Israeli Propagnda line is nothing but simply shameful
  • Razali
  • Morgan Lloyd
  • Olav Slaattelid
  • Ali Shokouhbakhsh
    • Comments
    • I urge the immediate ouster of Louis Michel from his position as EU Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid. I also believe a public apology be immediately given to the people of Gaza, especially to those who have lost members of their family in Israel's 22-day attack on Gaza.
  • David Klein
    • Comments
    • Israel used Palestinians as human shields for their tanks
  • Rush Rehm
  • aamir qureshi