{"id":154,"date":"2011-07-12T18:36:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-12T18:36:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/?p=154"},"modified":"2020-04-15T23:40:20","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T21:40:20","slug":"gaza-flotilla-declaration-by-israeli-peace-activistsflotille-pour-gaza-declaration-de-pacifistes-israeliens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/?p=154","title":{"rendered":"Gaza Flotilla: declaration by Isra\u00ebli Peace activists\/Flotille pour Gaza: d\u00e9claration de pacifistes Isra\u00ebliens"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a title=\"D\u00e9claration de soutien d'organisations isra\u00e9liennes \u00e0 la Flottille de la Libert\u00e9 en partance pour Gaza\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rennespalestine.fr\/?p=708\">D\u00e9claration de soutien d&#8217;organisations isra\u00e9liennes \u00e0 la Flottille de la Libert\u00e9 en partance pour Gaza<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><em>\u00a0Texte en Fran\u00e7ais du site de la section Rennaise de l&#8217;Association France Palestine ; English version from the site of the Alternative Information Center: see below<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>4 juillet 2011<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nous, organisations isra\u00e9liennes, juives et arabes, soutenons tr\u00e8s sinc\u00e8rement la Flottille de la Libert\u00e9, pr\u00eate \u00e0 prendre la mer vers le Port de Gaza avec le but d\u00e9clar\u00e9 de briser par la mer et la terre le si\u00e8ge et le blocus de Gaza, qui est une manifestation de la continuation de l\u2019occupation par Isra\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p>Nous condamnons la campagne de calomnies que le gouvernement d\u2019Isra\u00ebl agite contre la flottille et contre ceux qui y participent. Il y a une tr\u00e8s r\u00e9elle raison de s\u2019inqui\u00e9ter que de tels mensonges puissent \u00eatre tress\u00e9s par le gouvernement comme un pr\u00e9texte et une justification par avance de nouveaux actes de violence contre des militants prenant part \u00e0 une action politique l\u00e9gitime de protestation.<\/p>\n<p>La flottille de Gaza est en effet une action courageuse de protestation politique, l\u2019expression de la solidarit\u00e9 mondiale avec le peuple palestinien et du rejet des pratiques isra\u00e9liennes d\u2019occupation oppressive, telle qu\u2019elle s\u2019est manifest\u00e9e par la continuation du si\u00e8ge et du blocus de Gaza et l\u2019imposition d\u2019une punition collective \u00e0 un grand nombre de civils.<\/p>\n<p>Actuellement la Bande de Gaza n\u2019est gu\u00e8re plus qu\u2019une gigantesque prison \u00e0 ciel ouvert o\u00f9 un million et demi d\u2019habitants sont retenus, priv\u00e9s de leurs droits fondamentaux. Les Palestiniens de Gaza ont le droit de maintenir un contact direct avec le monde ext\u00e9rieur; ils ont le droit d\u2019ouvrir et de conserver un port maritime o\u00f9 les bateaux puissent librement entrer et partir, pour importer et exporter tous les biens, pour le b\u00e9n\u00e9fice de leur \u00e9conomie et la satisfaction de ses besoins. Les Palestiniens ont tous ces droits -et pas un iota de moins qu\u2019Isra\u00ebl ne les a-. L\u2019Etat d\u2019Isra\u00ebl est oblig\u00e9, d\u2019apr\u00e8s le Droit International, de mettre fin \u00e0 son contr\u00f4le -indirect comme direct- sur la Bande de Gaza, ce qui est une partie des obligations plus larges d\u2019Isra\u00ebl de mettre fin \u00e0 l\u2019occupation du territoire palestinien et de faciliter l\u2019ind\u00e9pendance de la Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Nous devons r\u00e9p\u00e9ter que, contrairement aux d\u00e9clarations \u00e9manant du gouvernement, la flottille agit de fa\u00e7on non-violente en se mettant en route vers Gaza. D\u2019ailleurs, si elle est attaqu\u00e9e par les forces arm\u00e9es isra\u00e9liennes, c\u2019est par la non-violence que les militants \u00e0 bord ont l\u2019intention de r\u00e9pondre. Un membre de l\u2019Equipe de Coordination Internationale de la flottille a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment et explicitement, quand il r\u00e9pondait aux assertions \u00e9manant du syst\u00e8me de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 en Isra\u00ebl, qu\u2019\u201dil n\u2019y a aucune arme de quelque sorte que ce soit \u00e0 bord d\u2019aucun de nos navires \u2013ce qui pourrait \u00eatre confirm\u00e9 par des dizaines de repr\u00e9sentants des m\u00e9dias internationaux pr\u00e9sents \u00e0 bord\u201d. Les militants ayant l\u2019intention de participer \u00e0 la travers\u00e9e dans la flottille passent par un entra\u00eenement \u00e0 la non-violence et signent un engagement personnel clair de ne pas avoir recours \u00e0 la violence.<\/p>\n<p>Le gouvernement d\u2019Isra\u00ebl m\u00e8ne des efforts consid\u00e9rables pour faire que la flottille soit consid\u00e9r\u00e9e avec crainte et pour d\u00e9courager les gens d\u2019y participer. De fa\u00e7on \u00e0 cr\u00e9er une atmosph\u00e8re de peur sans fondement, des mensonges sont r\u00e9pandus sciemment, des mensonges relatifs \u00e0 \u00a0de suppos\u00e9s pr\u00e9paratifs en vue d\u2019une r\u00e9sistance violente , \u00e0 de pr\u00e9tendus plans pour tuer des soldats et des militants pacifistes participant \u00e0 la flottille sont accus\u00e9s d\u2019avoir l\u2019intention d\u2019introduire des armes \u00e0 Gaza. En m\u00eame temps il est fait recours \u00e0 une pression sans pr\u00e9c\u00e9dent sur les journalistes internationaux, de fa\u00e7on \u00e0 les d\u00e9courager de couvrir le voyage de la flottille en \u00e9tant \u00e0 bord. Il y a des raisons de suspecter que la campagne m\u00e9diatique en cours, qui a clairement pour but de provoquer la peur et la haine parmi la population isra\u00e9lienne, est destin\u00e9e \u00e0 fournir une justification par avance au d\u00e9nouement dangereux et dur susceptible d\u2019arriver, si les bateaux devaient \u00eatre pris d\u2019assaut et s\u2019il arrivait malheur \u00e0 leurs passagers.<\/p>\n<p>Nous condamnons vigoureusement le gouvernement de la Gr\u00e8ce pour sa d\u00e9cision d\u2019emp\u00eacher les navires de la flottille de quitter les ports grecs en direction de Gaza. Cette d\u00e9cision est une violation du Droit International relatif \u00e0 la Libert\u00e9 des Mers et est hautement d\u00e9raisonnable. Les reportages dans les journaux isra\u00e9liens relatifs aux contacts entre les gouvernements d\u2019Isra\u00ebl et de Gr\u00e8ce donnent l\u2019impression que la Gr\u00e8ce a en fait c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 des pressions politiques d\u2019un genre inacceptable, mises en oeuvre par le gouvernement en Isra\u00ebl.<\/p>\n<p>Nous appelons le Gouvernement de la Gr\u00e8ce \u00e0 abroger sur le champ son ordre interdisant aux bateaux de la flottille de quitter les ports de Gr\u00e8ce, \u00e0 les laisser prendre la mer et \u00a0\u00e0 assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des passagers de m\u00eame que des bateaux.<\/p>\n<p>Nous appelons le Gouvernement d\u2019Isra\u00ebl et ses forces arm\u00e9es \u00e0 laisser les bateaux aller \u00e0 Gaza livrer pacifiquement leur cargaison de fourniture humanitaires. Nous esp\u00e9rons \u00eatre t\u00e9moins de l\u2019arriv\u00e9e des bateaux \u00e0 leur destination en s\u00e9curit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Nous appelons le Gouvernement d\u2019Isra\u00ebl \u00e0 mettre un terme imm\u00e9diat au si\u00e8ge et au blocus de Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Contact:<br \/>\nAdam Keller: 00-972-54-2340749<br \/>\nYaakov Manor: 00-972-50-5733276<\/p>\n<p>Centre d\u2019Information Alternative, Coalition des Femmes pour la Paix, Combattants pour la Paix, Gush Shalom (Bloc de la Paix), Hithabrut-Tarabut, Comit\u00e9 Isra\u00e9lien contre la D\u00e9molition des Maisons, New Profile, Rabbins pour les Droits de l\u2019Homme, Ta\u2019ayush: Partenariat Arabo-Juif, Yesh Gvul (Il y a une limite).<\/p>\n<h2>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/h2>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alternativenews.org\/\">Israeli Organizations&#8217; Statement of Support for the Gaza-Bound Freedom Flotilla<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Sunday, 03 July 2011 14:06 Various Organizations<\/p>\n<p>We, Israeli organizations, Palestinians and Jews, declare our support for the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla and its declared goals: to break the Israeli siege on Gaza \u2013 both on the sea and land \u2013 which represents part of the ongoing Israeli occupation.<\/p>\n<p>We denounce the slanderous campaign of the government of Israel against the flotilla and its participants, and warn against the government\u2019s use of these lies as justification for additional violent actions against the participants of this legitimate political protest.<\/p>\n<p>The flotilla to Gaza is a brave act of political protest, which expresses solidarity with the Palestinian people and the opposition throughout the world to Israeli occupation policies, the ongoing siege on Gaza and the collective punishment of civilians.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Today the Gaza Strip is a massive prison for its 1.5 million residents, for whom basic rights are denied. The right of the Palestinians in Gaza to maintain direct contact with the outside world, their right to open their port, their right to receive and send ships, their right to import and export goods and to develop their economy, precisely as for Israel these rights exist. The state of Israel must end its direct and indirect control over the Gaza Strip, as part of its obligations grounded in international law and to end its occupation regime over the Palestinian Territory and to permit the independence of Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>We emphasise that in contrast to government declarations, the very act of the flotilla is a non-violent one, and in case of an attack by the army the activists are preparing for opposition that is also to be non-violent. In an announcement from one of the members of the international coordinating team of the flotilla, which was issued in response to claims of the security apparatus in Israel, it is explicitly noted that \u201cthere are no weapons on any of the ships, and on board all of them are tens of international journalists who can attest to this. The passengers undergo training in non-violence and sign a commitment not to use violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We denounce attempts of the government of Israel to create an atmosphere of fear of the flotilla and to discourage participation in it. The government of Israel wishes to create an unfounded atmosphere of fear through knowingly spreading lies about the so-called preparations for violent resistance to kill soldiers, and the intention of peace activists participating in the flotilla to bring weapons with them to Gaza; in parallel, it is exerting unprecedented pressure on international journalists, lest they join the flotilla in order to cover it. This media campaign, intended to sow fear and hatred in the Israeli public, further arouses suspicion that an additional goal is to justify the harsh and dangerous results which are liable to occur in case of a violent takeover of the ships and harm to their passengers.<\/p>\n<p>We strongly denounce the decision of the government of Greece to bar departure of the vessels from its ports to Gaza. This decision contradicts international laws concerning freedom of navigation, and is tinged with extreme unreasonableness. From reports in the media about the contacts between the governments of Israel and Greece, the impression is received that Greece is succumbing to unacceptable political pressures from the government in Israel.<\/p>\n<p>We call on the Greek government to immediately annul the order prohibiting sailing of the flotilla vessels from its ports and to allow their departure whilst ensuring the safety of the passengers and ships.<\/p>\n<p>We call on Israel\u2019s government and security forces to permit the ships to enter Gaza and unload their humanitarian cargo in peace, and hope the ships arrive safely to their destination.<\/p>\n<p>We call on the government of Israel to immediately end the siege of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>For additional details:<\/p>\n<p>Adam Keller: 00-972-54-2340749<br \/>\nYaakov Manor: 00-972-50-5733276<\/p>\n<p>Alternative Information Center (AIC) \u00a0* Coalition of Women for Peace * Combatants for Peace * Gush Shalom * Hithabrut-Tarabut * Israeli Committee against House Demolitions (ICAHD) * New Profile * Ta\u2019ayush: Arab-Jewish Partnership * Yesh Gvul<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u00e9claration de soutien d&#8217;organisations isra\u00e9liennes \u00e0 la Flottille de la Libert\u00e9 en partance pour Gaza \u00a0Texte en Fran\u00e7ais du site de la section Rennaise de l&#8217;Association France Palestine ; English version from the site of the Alternative Information Center: see below 4 juillet 2011 Nous, organisations isra\u00e9liennes, juives et arabes, soutenons tr\u00e8s sinc\u00e8rement la Flottille [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=154"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":156,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154\/revisions\/156"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=154"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=154"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chrisp.lautre.net\/wpblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=154"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}