Call to Protect Human Rights, Uphold International Law, and Bring About Justice between Israel and the Palestinian People
We have watched with horror:
- as Israeli civilians were indiscriminately attacked, killed, and captured by Hamas militants in response to the Israeli military occupation, settler colonialism, the blockade of Gaza, and ethnic cleansing in the occupied territories – all in violation of international law;
- as the killing and abduction of Israeli civilians by Hamas militants is being turned into a justification for the collective punishment and mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza by Israel and by its financial and military backers;
- as Israel has blockaded 2.3 million Palestinian civilians in Gaza from receiving food, medicines, water, and electricity and from freedom of movement in and out;
- as war crimes and crimes against humanity are conducted before our very eyes;
- as the United Nations Security Council is unable to take even the minimal step of calling for a cease-fire, let alone the needed steps to stop the violence, because it is structured to allow individual nuclear powers such as the United States a unilateral veto over decisions.
We believe that the only way to halt this cycle of violence and dehumanization is to end the occupation.
We deplore all attacks on and bombings of civilians and civil institutions, including hospitals, schools, religious places, festivals and residential neighborhoods.
We stand in solidarity with the innocent Palestinian civilians who are calling for their right to live in safety, dignity, and self-determination.
We refuse the forced transfer of Palestinians to other countries, which would be yet another step in an irreversible ethnic cleansing of Gaza.
We demand an end to the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian shepherds being carried out since 07 October 2023 by the settlers in the Jordan Valley; demand that these communities be allowed to return home with guarantees for their safety; and demand an immediate halt to the sweeping arrests of a thousand Palestinians in the West Bank, which amounts to collective punishment.
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, hereby call for:
- an immediate cease-fire, followed by the immediate opening of the borders of Gaza and the immediate provision of all necessary food, water, medication, and fuel needed by the residents of Gaza;
- the international community to ensure that humanitarian corridors with sufficient capacity are created immediately, including the reopening of the Kerem Shalom Crossing to allow the number of trucks needed to bring sufficient supplies into Gaza from Egypt;
- the immediate release of all Israeli civilians taken by the Hamas militants;
- the immediate release of all Palestinian political prisoners taken by the Israeli government over the years;
- an immediate end to all threats, plans, and implementation of a ground invasion into Gaza by the Israeli military;
- an end to the occupation of the Palestinian people and lands;
- a restructuring of the United Nations, removing the right to unilateral veto in the Security Council, especially in the case of a humanitarian cause, and giving the Member States the ability to instruct the Security Council to take certain steps following a majority vote of the General Assembly; and
- a change in the charter of the International Criminal Court to allow it to bring charges against war crimes and crimes against humanity regardless of whether the perpetrating states are parties to the ICC or not.
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Issued on Sunday 22 October 2023 by the Board of Advisors and the Board of Directors of Initiative for Equality (IfE), a global network of organizations and individuals working towards social, economic and political equality around the world.
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Signatures:
| ORGANIZATION | COUNTRY |
| Initiative for Equality (IfE) | Global |
| A4Abolitionist | United States |
| Abeekey inc | Nigeria |
| ACPDH Burundi | Burundi |
| Action de solidarité communautaire | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Action Secours Ambulance (ASA) | Haiti |
| Actit | France |
| Alames Ecuador | Ecuador |
| Aniye Movement | Uganda |
| APEDDUB | Tunisie |
| Arena Publications | Australia |
| Arjon Foundation | Bangladesh |
| Arjon Foundation | Bangladesh |
| Association des Jeunes filles et Femmes Autochtones Engagées dans la protection de l’environnement et la lutte contre la pauvreté féminine | République Démocratique du Congo |
| ATTAC CADTM Burkina | Burkina Faso |
| Bay Area Cooperative Association | United States |
| Canadian Voice of Women for Peace | Canada |
| Centre for Financial Journalism | Nigeria |
| Centre for Human Rights and Development | Mongolia |
| Citizens Network for Peace and Security Africa Nigeria Network | Nigeria |
| Community Outreach for Development and Welfare Advocacy (CODWA) | Nigeria |
| Conseil Consultatif de Femmes Africaine | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Coopérative des Peuples Autochtones Batwa pour l’Epanouissement Communautaire | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Culture and Conflict Forum | United States |
| DANA Global | UAE |
| DEEP Network | Australia |
| Eddie Rifkind Effects | United States |
| Families for a Secure Future | Canada |
| Fédération des Femmes pour le Développement Intégral au Congo (FEDI Congo) | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Groupe Martin Luther King | République Démocratique du Congo |
| GTCR | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Hope Association of African | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Immaculate Heart Community Los Angeles CA | United States |
| Initiative Pour la Protection des Femmes Autochtones et l’Environnement | République Démocratique du Congo |
| Institute for Economic Justice | South Africa |
| International Youth Council | United Kingdom |
| International Youth Council | United States |
| Kids & Teens Resource Centre | Nigeria |
| KOTHOWAIN (Vulnerable peoples dev. org) | Bangladesh |
| Les Cuivres | France |
| Mediareservoir Nigeria Limited | Nigeria |
| Movimiento Federalista Pan Africano de America Latina y el Caribe Hispano (MFPA/AL/CH) | Honduras |
| Oceanswatch | New Zealand |
| ONG AZIMUT | Madagascar |
| Oscar Romero and Simone Weil Catholic Worker House | United States |
| Permaculture for Refugees | Australia |
| Permaculture for Refugees.org | Australia |
| Praxis Peace Institute | United States |
| Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary | United States |
| Presentation Sisters, Nagoa Community | India |
| Réseau Congolais des Forestiers (RCF-RDC) | République Démocratique du Congo |
| San José Peace and Justice Center | United States |
| Sisters With Integrity Movement for Good Governance And Development (SWIMGAD) | Nigeria |
| Union des peuples autochtones pour le reveil au developpement | Burundi |
| UNOADD | Cameroun |
| Vivian Hope Foundation | Nigeria |
| We Women Lanka Net Work | Sri Lanka |
| Youth Federation for World Peace Kenya | Kenya |
| NAME | COUNTRY |
| Abby Seitz | Israel |
| Adeyinka S. Adedayo | Nigeria |
| Afolabi Oladapo Ogundimu | Nigeria |
| Alberto Gomes | Australia |
| Alex Goldman | United States |
| Ami Weintraub | United States |
| Amnon Lotenberg | Israel |
| Andrew Goldman | United States |
| Angela Pessinis | Canada |
| Ariel Freedman | Israel |
| Arzhang Kalbali | United States |
| Asher Firestone | United States |
| Axel Ewald | Israel |
| Ayala Johnson | Canada |
| Barbara Rose Johnston | United States |
| Bashar AbuTaha | Jordan |
| Chris Hewitt | United Kingdom |
| Dafna | Israel |
| Daniel Horsley | Australia |
| Daniel Mathews | Australia |
| Daniel Roth | Israel |
| Denise Lin | Australia |
| Diana Mores | Brasil |
| Doron Ben David | Israel |
| Dorothy Fernandes | India |
| Dr. Hisham Abu Taha | Jordan |
| Dr. Sharat G. Lin | United States |
| Edna Fruman | Israel |
| Eli Scharlat | Israel |
| Elisabetta Rossi | Italy |
| Elissa Roy | United States |
| Elke Marksteiner | Austria |
| Elly Levy | United States |
| Emilia Perroni | Israel |
| Esmeray Yogun | France |
| Even Pay | United States |
| Freda Knott | Canada |
| Frederick Royce | United States |
| Gemma Pires | United States |
| Gil Harari | Israel |
| Hadar Ahuvia | United States / Israel |
| Iris Weinbach | Germany |
| Isac Cohen | Canada |
| Ismail Ismail | United States |
| Issam Abu Taha | Germany |
| Itay Eyal | Israel |
| James Musonda | Zambia |
| James S. Sims | United States |
| James Trauer | Australia |
| Janice Schroeder | United States |
| Jef Peeters | Belgium |
| Jennifer Raviv | United States |
| João Guerra | Portugal |
| Jocelyn Quijano | United States |
| Julie Clutterbuck | Australia |
| Karen Hennessey | United States |
| Karina Mann | United States |
| Katie T. Raviv | United States |
| Kay Fitzgerald | United Kingdom |
| Kayla Boss | United States |
| Lisa Pires | India |
| Lois Greene | Canada |
| Mabel Bianco | Argentina |
| Madelyn Covey | United States |
| Majid Soleimani | United States |
| Majid Soleimani | United States |
| Maria Hutton | United States |
| Markus Mariacher | Austria |
| Mary A. Heaphy | United States |
| Maya Kosover | United States |
| Meredith Webster | United States |
| Michael Edwards | United States |
| Michal Sapir | Israel |
| Mira Khazzam | Israel |
| Mohammad Shariful Alam | Bangladesh |
| Moina Shaiq | United States |
| Muhammad Faisal Shahzad | Pakistan |
| Nadia Abu Taha | Germany |
| Naomi Benzer | Israel |
| Neil Coleman | South Africa |
| Neneth Robledo | Philippines |
| Nimrod Kerrett | Israel |
| niv liskits | Israel |
| Nkili Ndemezoho Fabien | Gabon |
| Nora Bendersky | Israel |
| Norman Do | Australia |
| Oded carmi | Israel |
| Paula Rochelle | United States |
| Phillip Pflager | United States |
| Piyashi DebRoy | India |
| Prema | Ireland |
| Professor Ann Dale | Canada |
| Professor Kate Pickett | United Kingdom |
| Professor Richard Wilkinson | United Kingdom |
| Rahel Salathé | Switzerland |
| Ranjit Roy | United States |
| Reut kristal | Israel |
| Richard Hobbs | United States |
| Richard Sack | United States |
| rimmon lavi | Israel |
| Robert Jessop | United Kingdom |
| Robert Olson | United States |
| Roberto P. Guimaraes | Brazil |
| Ronen Skaletzky | Israel |
| Rotem Levin | Israel |
| Ruth Khazzam | Canada |
| Ruth Zaslansky | Israel /Germany |
| Saeedah Moosa | South Africa |
| Sara willner | Israel |
| Sharon Minsuk | United States |
| Sheila Stewart | Canada |
| Sheila Thorne | United States |
| Sima sason | Israel |
| Sr. Justine | India |
| Sr. Maura Fitzsimons | United States |
| Stuti Ghoshal | United States |
| Sue Folinsbee | Canada |
| Talia Tsemel | Israel |
| Tamar Yaron | Israel |
| Tamara Rogers | United States |
| Václav Exner | Czech Republic |
| Vardit Goldner | Israel |
| Wania Silva | Brazil |
| Willemina Davidson | United States |
| Zubairu Mahmood | Nigeria |