Protest visit of Israel's Ambassador to Wales
Adam Johannes | 18.06.2008 13:40 | Palestine
"I am unwilling to accept the invitation to meet the ambassador because of my objection to the failure of the state of Israel to meet its international obligations to the Palestinian people of the Holy Lands. I would invite other colleagues to do the same." - Lord Dafydd Elis-Thomas, presiding officer of the Welsh Assembly writing to other AMs calling for them to boycott the Ambassadors visit.
Human Rights Demonstration: Protest the visit of the Israeli Ambassador
Tuesday 24th June 2008 at 5pm, Welsh Assembly
Called by Palestine Solidarity Cymru, supported by Cardiff Stop the War Coalition and other peace and social justice organisations.
The Israeli Ambassador will be guest at the Assembly as part of a visit to Wales to build support for the Israeli State. This is the same ambassador who recently castigated British trade unionists, academics and activists for their support for the Palestinians under siege in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel has got a justifiably bad press for its denial of basic human rights for Palestinians; the Apartheid Wall, the road blocks and checkpoints which strangle the Occupied Territories, the constant bombing of Gaza and the rising death toll from war, malnutrition and Israel's blockade of medical supplies, fuel and food.
The ambassador, Ron Prosor, has made clear the aims of his visit are far from being about peace or dialogue. The state of Israel has a history of PR men actively undermining the efforts to build a just solution by muddying the waters on what the real situation in the Middle East is.
Therefore we urge everyone who supports peace, justice and equality to attend this protest to send a message to the Ambassador, the state he represents, and his friends in the National Assembly of Wales:
End the Occupation and Set Palestine Free!
Tuesday 24th June 2008 at 5pm, Welsh Assembly
Called by Palestine Solidarity Cymru, supported by Cardiff Stop the War Coalition and other peace and social justice organisations.
The Israeli Ambassador will be guest at the Assembly as part of a visit to Wales to build support for the Israeli State. This is the same ambassador who recently castigated British trade unionists, academics and activists for their support for the Palestinians under siege in Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel has got a justifiably bad press for its denial of basic human rights for Palestinians; the Apartheid Wall, the road blocks and checkpoints which strangle the Occupied Territories, the constant bombing of Gaza and the rising death toll from war, malnutrition and Israel's blockade of medical supplies, fuel and food.
The ambassador, Ron Prosor, has made clear the aims of his visit are far from being about peace or dialogue. The state of Israel has a history of PR men actively undermining the efforts to build a just solution by muddying the waters on what the real situation in the Middle East is.
Therefore we urge everyone who supports peace, justice and equality to attend this protest to send a message to the Ambassador, the state he represents, and his friends in the National Assembly of Wales:
End the Occupation and Set Palestine Free!
Adam Johannes
e-mail:
respect_yourself_cardiff@hotmail.co.uk
Homepage:
http://www.cardiffrespect.blogspot.com
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