Aliran condemns the loss of innocent lives among both Palestinians and Israelites in the latest escalation of violence.
Wars are meaningless and inhumane and cause untold suffering and misery.
We condemn and oppose any assault on innocent civilians. The UN has an obligatory duty to demand the cessation of all forms of violence.
We must analyse these terrible incidents and attacks in their proper historical context. The ongoing violence was not triggered by the recent attack by Hamas on Israelis. Thousands of Palestinians have also suffered at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces.
So we need to locate the latest Hamas onslaught in a wider historical context. This is not to justify any violence but to remind ourselves that the decades-long occupation of and violence against the Palestinian people leads to resistance and even violent reactions.
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This is not a ‘war’ or ‘conflict’ between two equally powerful sides. This is asymmetrical violence involving an oppressed, occupied nation and a powerful occupying nation, armed to the teeth.
The root of all this violence lies in the dispossession of the Palestinians from their homes, the occupation of Palestinian territory, the suffocating siege of Gaza, and the land grabs and stifling controls in the West Bank.
It requires a negotiated and just settlement, for there can be no lasting peace without justice.
In the meantime, Aliran calls for an immediate ceasefire on all sides.
We also call for the following:
- Lift the siege and blockade of Gaza, instead of tightening it. Don’t use electricity, water and fuel cuts on civilians as a weapon of war. Address the food and medical shortages immediately
- Cease the dispossession of the Palestinian people and recognise their right to self-determination
- End the Israeli occupation of Palestine, return all the land grabbed by settlers in the West Bank
- Allow refugees the right of return to their homes
- Release all prisoners and hostages on both sides, including the over 5,000 Palestinians held by Israel
- End the violence and bloodshed
We are all, regardless of our ethnicities, religions and nationalities, common members of a shared humanity. We urge all parties to get back to the negotiating table immediately and come up with a just solution.
Say no to violence and occupation and let peace and justice prevail.
Aliran executive committee
10 October 2023
AGENDA RAKYAT - Lima perkara utama
- Tegakkan maruah serta kualiti kehidupan rakyat
- Galakkan pembangunan saksama, lestari serta tangani krisis alam sekitar
- Raikan kerencaman dan keterangkuman
- Selamatkan demokrasi dan angkatkan keluhuran undang-undang
- Lawan rasuah dan kronisme
The War in Gaza , This is doing to the British Empire. There was no Jordan as there was no Kuwait . When the British Mandate was divided , the British Should have “carved “a place for the “Palestinians”who were being displaced. The British were so CLEVER and drawing lines in the sand ( over mountains as for the state of Pakistan ) They should have done just that . Why should Jordan have such a big piece to Land.?
The French and British should have come to the drawing room. Admit their mistake and make amends . This tug of war would have ended.
west bank and gaza were war trophies . Who started the war in the first place ? it was Egypt and the other Arab states. Yet, Israel gave back the Sinai peninsula to Egypt.
Get rid of the leaders of both groups. They survive because of the war between them. Consequently, both groups of people suffer.