Maguire said:"In November 2008 I visited Gaza and was shocked at the suffering of the people of Gaza under 'siege' as they have been for over two years. This collective punishment by the Israeli Government, has lead to a great humanitarian crisis. Collective punishment of the Palestinian civilian community by the Israeli Government breaks the Geneva Convention, is illegal, is a war crime, and crime against humanity.Instead of protecting the civilian community of Gaza and relieving their suffering by lifting the 'siege', the Israeli military has carried out 10 days of consecutive bombing of civilians, by sea and air. Dropping Israeli bombs on unarmed civilians, many women and children, destroying mosques, hospitals, and homes, and devastating Gaza's infrastructure is illegal and constitutes war crimes. The deaths of the people in Gaza are now over 600, with more than 2,500 people injured – many women and children. The infrastructure of Gaza has been destroyed, and the people have been cut off from the world – including journalists, human rights advocates and humanitarian workers, all locked out of Gaza, and unable to go to the aid of the people.The UN must help uphold Human rights and justice for Palestinian people, by seriously considering establishing an International criminal tribunal for Israel, (ICTI) so that the Israeli Government be held accountable for war crimes."Mairead Maguire (Nobel Peace Laureate) www.peacepeople.com 4th January, 2009.
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