Israel’s Human Rights Abuses: CJPME Launches “Peace in Palestine Campaign”
Pushes Parliament to Condemn Israeli Settlement
In light of Canada’s
silence on Israel’s human rights abuses, Canadians for Justice and Peace
in the
Middle East (CJPME) launches the Peace in Palestine campaign in
an effort to force Canada’s politicians to have an honest public
discussion about Israel’s illegal settlements and how Canada must
respond. The goal of the campaign is to have Parliament pass a motion
condemning Israel’s illegal “settlements” (aka colonies), which are an
ongoing obstacle to peace and violate Palestinians’ human rights.
A core component of the
campaign is a Parliamentary ePetition, calling on the government to
“demand that Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement
activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.” The Peace in
Palestine petition launched by CJPME mirrors the wording of UN Security
Council resolution 2334 (December 2016), and has the sponsorship of NDP
Foreign Affairs Critic Helène Laverdière. CJPME is
launching a four-month cross-Canada campaign promoting this
Parliamentary petition and the follow-up Parliamentary motion CJPME
hopes this campaign inspires.
CJPME President Thomas Woodley stated enthusiastically,“If we all stand up together, there’s no reason we can’t get tens of thousands of Canadians supporting this motion.” CJPME points out that last year, over 70,000 Canadians signed a Parliamentary ePetition condemning Islamophobia – the highest number of signatures on any Parliamentary petition. Parliament then discussed and passed two motions condemning Islamophobia. “If we all work together,” concluded Woodley, “We can equal or better this accomplishment!”
In the absence of
negotiations, CJPME believes Canada has a duty to call out violations of
international law and human rights. The Peace in Palestine campaign is a
peaceful initiative that puts pressure on the government to do just
that: to condemn Israel’s settlement enterprise, which constitutes a
“flagrant violation” of international law. Thus far, over 60 Canadian
unions and civil society organizations have already endorsed the
initiative. Other organizations wishing to endorse the campaign may do so on-line. Canadian individuals are also encouraged to sign the Parliamentary ePetition,
thus demonstrating support for the “Peace in Palestine” campaign, an
end to Israel’s illegal settlements, and respect for Palestinian human
rights.
The original source of this article is Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East
Copyright © Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, 2017
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