We are writing this letter in a state of astonishment as we look at the appalling position Australia has taken on the Israeli massacre of Palestinian people. BBC News (12/1/09) has reported at least 700 innocent Palestinians dead with over 3000 critically injured as a result of this 12-day war! This is in addition to the millions more who are left traumatised, the loss in property and damage to infrastructure. To make matters worse, there does not appear to be an end in sight, "We have hit Hamas hard, but we have not yet reached all the goals that we have set for ourselves and the operation continues.'' Barak, Minister of Israel (The Australian, 6/1/09).
Israel has now fully invaded Gaza. Their ground troops are operating to the north, south and east of Palestine (The Australian, 6/1/09). Their atrocities are coming from air, land and sea, killing and destroying what remains of the already ruins of Palestine. Nothing is escaping this neo-Nazi rampage. Israel's war is so shocking that they are prohibiting any reporters from entering the country. They are not even allowing any humanitarian aid to reach Gaza! The three-hour ceasefire that was meant to allow humanitarian aid reach the 750,000 desperate Palestinians failed in just 15 minutes after Israeli forces fired at the residents in Gaza (CCN, 8/1/09). It is easy for Israel to drop hundreds of explosives on Gaza everyday but we can assure you, rebuilding that country will not be so easy nor will it be cheap. Israel claims this is a war on terror, but how can this war be justified if innocent children and the elderly are dying when they have committed no crime?
Australia has a good reputation for speaking out against injustice. Therefore we are urging the Australian government to condemn Israel's horrific massacre as it condemned other acts of terrorism in the past. We are urging the Australian government to insist on Israel to lift its 18-month long blockade off the 1.5 million Palestinians who have been left without basic human needs including water, electricity, food and medicine. We are urging the Australian government to send considerable amount of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Moreover we are demanding the Australian government to take serious measures in helping the oppressed and innocent people of Palestine by putting an end to this inhumane butchery. We believe the Australian government has the means to join the rest of the world in exerting pressure on Israel real enough that it is actually paid heed to by the Israeli government. How many more Palestinian civilians must be slaughtered before peace is restored? It is time to tell Israel, for the sake of humanity, that enough is enough.
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