Het probleem is natuurlijk dat Israel niks tegen de raketaanvallen en de Hamas kan ondernemen zonder dat daar ook burgers bij omkomen, want Hamas heeft haar faciliteiten en wapenfabrieken in burgergebied staan en Hamas leiders verschuilen zich onder de burgerbevolking.
Dat weten Ban Ki-Moon, Verhagen, de VS en de EU, die allemaal Israel opriepen burgerdoden te vermijden, ook wel, maar toch zeggen ze dat Israel het recht heeft de raketaanvallen te stoppen zolang daarbij geen burgerdoden vallen. Niemand durft eerlijk te zeggen dat die burgerdoden de schuld van Hamas zijn, dat vorige week het staakt-het-vuren verbrak en sindsdien zo'n 200 raketten en mortiergranaten op Israel heeft afgevuurd, en dat meermaals is gewaarschuwd een einde aan de raketaanvallen te maken omdat Israel anders zal aanvallen.
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Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the situation in Gaza and southern Israel
27 December 2008
www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp
27 December 2008
www.un.org/apps/sg/sgstats.asp
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.
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. 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.
The Secretary-General reiterates his previous calls for humanitarian supplies to be allowed into Gaza to aid the distressed civilian population. He is making immediate contact with regional and international leaders, including Quartet principals, in an effort to bring a swift end to the violence.
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He appeals for an immediate halt to all violence.
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. 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.
The Secretary-General reiterates his previous calls for humanitarian supplies to be allowed into Gaza to aid the distressed civilian population. He is making immediate contact with regional and international leaders, including Quartet principals, in an effort to bring a swift end to the violence.
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