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On this Human Rights Day, it is my hope that we will all act on our collective responsibility to uphold the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration. We can only honour the towering vision of that inspiring document when its principles are fully applied everywhere, for everyone."
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

We must work for the full implementation of human rights on the ground in a way that affects and improves the lives of the men, women and children who are all entitled, regardless of their race, sex, religion, nationality, property or birth, to realization of each and every right set forth in the Universal Declaratio.
High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navanethem Pillay

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Comment by sasko on December 29, 2008 at 2:20am: Secretary-General urges immediate halt to renewed Israeli-Palestinian violence
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27 December 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday appealed for an immediate halt to the renewed violence in the Middle East, after Israeli air strikes – in response to ongoing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants – reportedly killed at least 150 people in Gaza.

“The Secretary-General is deeply alarmed by today''s heavy violence and bloodshed in Gaza, and the continuation of violence in southern Israel. He appeals for an immediate halt to all violence,” Mr. Ban''s spokesperson said in a statement issued today.

“While recognizing Israel''s security concerns regarding the continued firing of rockets from Gaza, he firmly reiterates Israel''s obligation to uphold international humanitarian and human rights law and condemns excessive use of force leading to the killing and injuring of civilians,” the statement said.

“He condemns the ongoing rocket attacks by Palestinian militants and is deeply distressed that repeated calls on Hamas for these attacks to end have gone unheeded,” it added.

In an effort to bring a swift end to the violence, Mr. Ban is making contact with regional and international leaders, including the other members of the diplomatic Quartet – the European Union, Russia and the United States – which backs the Road Map plan for a two-State solution to the conflict with Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.

Just a few days ago, he called on Hamas, which recently declared that the ongoing calm between Gaza and southern Israel was now over, to ensure an immediate end to rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel and urged all parties to work urgently to ease humanitarian conditions in the Strip.

Today he reiterated the call for humanitarian supplies to be allowed into Gaza to aid the distressed population of 1.5 million Palestinians, who have been suffering due to shortages of food, medicine and fuel.

Some supplies did manage to get into Gaza yesterday, for the first time in almost ten days, after Israel opened a couple of the crossings which it had kept closed citing rocket and other attacks by militants from Gaza.

Comment by Iqbal Mohiuddin on December 28, 2008 at 11:33pm: Thanks for the invite. Very interesting and intelligent comments below which don't beat around the bush, like war and terrorism. Many people seem to be thinking and saying similar things but everyone needs to know and understand these points of view and be able to discuss and debate their relative merits in an amicable and non-offensive manner. Afterall today's 'terrorists' may well be tomorrow's world diplomats, leaders and nobel peace prize winners. Hence we should all be very careful whom we criticise, insult and denigrate today. What goes around comes around.

Comment by Fintan on December 28, 2008 at 11:23pm: How do i leave this group ? one thing is the email flooding. i don't need nearlly 200 emails a day. Plus the war of religions is becoming something this whole site set out not ot be. Leave the propoganda pictures out of it. When croshairs get put on civilians from any side it is terrorism. Double standards are rife withing geo plitics and it seems it's creeped it's nasty little head in here.

Comment by matahari on December 28, 2008 at 10:22pm: En Israel educan en la paz?
Una imagen vale mas que mil palabras

NO coments, israelian childrens sending messages to palestinian childrens in the bombs,
This is Humanity
Comment by Unai Makua D’Etcheverry 1 hour ago

Comment by matahari on December 28, 2008 at 10:11pm: En las noticias han dicho que Israel ha bombardeado y destruido los tuneles que unen Egipto con Gazza, así que han anulado todas las vias por donde podían llegar ayudas humanitarias. Los bombardeos no cesan.

Lo siento, no hay justificación para la violencia de ningun bando, pero esto me parece que se llama exterminio o genocidio

Comment by luisella valeri on December 28, 2008 at 9:02pm: I red about particolary needs. Human Rights are for all, Palestinian and Israeli poeples. And everyone has the freedom to grow as he wont but not with the abuse of other.What is the best civilisation? I think we need to change the ask: all civilisation has some specially living thinks to share to the world, but is everyone of the world that with freedom takes or not takes without impositions.
I prefer to find what have in common peoples and persons to live with right relations.
But if a Governement bomb another Nation I believe is right for all the persons are thinking is not right, may protest with call, writes, manifestations, strickes, walking, presidiums, signatures, solidariety going to help in this Nation bombed tha poulations in his daily works and life in all what we can. I love doctors and teachers and engineers and artisans and artists going to other Nations or places who need help without money! Because they work for the Unity, all are human persons. They stop the separative and competitive (rich, poor, good bad, right wrong, etc.) coscience.
Step to step for unconditioned Love
Smiles Luisella

Comment by matahari on December 28, 2008 at 8:47pm: Estoy horrorizada. No tengo palabras

Comment by luisella valeri on December 28, 2008 at 8:41pm: It's time to TAKE ACTION TO DECRY THE ATTACKS ON GAZA
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
www.ijsn.net

Join or organize emergency protests and direct actions in partnership with Palestine solidarity and social justice organizations in your area. Click here for a list of local actions.
Please send announcements of actions you are joining or organizing (with date, time and location) to ijan@ijsn.net so they can be announced on our web site. Also send reports of actions you participate in so this information can be shared with people around the world.

Donate money through the Middle East Children's Alliance to pay for desperately needed medical supplies and their delivery. The current conditions in Gaza medical facilities are dire. The Middle East Children's Alliance is working with health organizations in Gaza to procure the most-needed medicines and send them direct to Gaza with the help of the Free Gaza Movement.
Flood Israeli embassies and consulates with letters and calls decrying the attacks. Find contact info for Israeli embassies around the world.

Contact government officials and call on them to act by denouncing the attacks and demanding an immediate cease-fire.
Shift the framing of Israel's actions in the media by phoning into a talk show or writing a letter to the editor.
Sign the petition in support of UN General Assembly President Father Miguel D'Escoto Brockmann who has spoken out to condemn Israeli "Apartheid" and call for boycott, divestment and sanctions.

Comment by matahari on December 28, 2008 at 8:38pm: Triste. Realmente creo que la religión no ha hecho mas que daño a la humanidad, pero eso es solo mi opinión personal, tan respetable como la de cualquiera.
En el caso de este conflicto es mas de lo mismo. Unos creen que la tierra es suya, porque viene en unas escrituras y son el pueblo elegido de su Dios, y eso les basta para llevarse por delante lo que se encuentran y para eso no escatiman en tecnología mortifera para aniquilar a los mas debiles que se defienden casi con tirachinas y que no se si matan en nombre de Alah, pero creo que lo que hacen es defenderse como pueden del robo y del genocidio que se viene comentiendo para con ellos. Todo eso ante la impasible mirada internacional, que nada hace para parar todo esto. Creo que hay muchos intereses de fondo, que nunca llegaremos a saber, por eso no se toman acciones contundentes, porque no les interesa.
Hay mucho potentado con intereses ahi, sentado comodamente en un sillón en Suiza y en EEUU.
No usen la religión de pretexto, ya nadie se lo cree. Esto es un tema de invasión y exterminio claro. Gente que se defiende y responde como puede y otros obligados a empuñar las armas para aniquilarlos por un gobierno que los destroza a ellos y sus familias si no lo hacen.
Hay muchas victimas aquí, mas de las que vemos y mas de las que llegamos a suponer.
La violencia genera siempre reacciones en cadena, luego solo queda ir a llorar al muro y a enviar cartas a un Dios que debe andar de vacaciones.

"Poderoso caballero es Don Dinero"

Comment by matahari on December 28, 2008 at 7:11pm: Bueno veo que hasta aquí donde solo se habla de libertad y de paz hay censura.
Parece que no se pueden decir cosas con todo el rigor de la verdad, porque los tiernos ojos de los participantes se escandalizan. Y ahi entra el papel del moderador, que francamente ha sido decepcionante.
Acabo de leer el rosario de comentarios y observo que se ha borrado un comentario que no era mas que un paste de algo que firmo una persona miembro de Peace, así que no entiendo el porque de que se borrara.
Tampoco entiendo como en un foro que se supone es por la paz no se moderan comentarios como uno que leí algo mas abajo en el que leo horrorizada como alguien justifica el ataque a civiles desprotegidos de Gazza mediante bombardeo, con la excusa de que se les avisó.
No se si reir o llorar, creo que no me repongo de la impresión todavía. O sea que les roban los territorios a los palestinos y luego como se defienden como hizo David contra Goliat, se les advierte de que o cambian postura o se les masacra.
Señores moderadores, no entiendo que moderación hacen ustedes. Me parece este tema escandaloso y vergonzoso.
Quizas lo que ocurre es que nos tenemos que dedicar todos al pegado de palomitas, estrellitas y lindos canticos, porque cuando se habla con rigurosidad salta la censura y calla la voz de quien clama.