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Israele e Palestina
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 Progetto del " Mouvement pour une
Alternative Nonviolente " sul conflitto
Israelo-palestinese (Per maggiori info, contattare il
MAN: http://manco.free.fr)
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Act in favour of a non-violent resolution
of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Peaceful coexistence between people is not
founded on the use of armed force, but on establishing
relationships based on justice and equality. Peace is built on the
ground in civil society, supported by networks of committed
citizens on both sides, in favour of democracy and human rights.
All violence is an obstacle to the resolution
of the conflict
By denying Palestinian citizens the freedom of
moving around, by preventing them from being educated, from
cultivating their land, by demolishing their houses and their
orchards, bu building the separation wall, by marginalising their
leaders and by hurtful and humiliating measures the Israeli
government’s military action is not waging war on terrorism nor
fighting an army; it is waging war on a whole people.
The suicide attacks against Israeli civilians will not lead to
either a military or a political solution to the conflict.
Humiliation and despair can lead young Palestinians to believe
that faced with the tanks, planes and missiles that are an outrage
against their people in the sight of the whole world, terrorism is
the ultimate solution. But in spite of all that, it cannot be
justified and it cannot be accepted.
Each brandishes the other’s crimes to justify their own murders
in the name of self-defence. At the end of the day, this policy
makes both sides losers
Respect of the international law : a just
and longlasting peace in this region has to be based on the Geneva
Conventions and on the resolutions adopted by the United Nations.
Those resolutions remind the right of all peoples to live in
security in an independant state recognised by its neighbours.
They are an international solid basis, to which all conflict
resolutions should refer to. It is vital that the law be respected,
so that these populations can live together in security and
dignity in Israel and in Palestine.
Peace will be built by civil society, and by those
Israelis and Palestinians working for peace.
The civil societies of each of the two parties
of the conflict will be called upon to play a decisive role in
finding a political solution allowing the construction of a
lasting peace. Already, citizens’ networks within the
communities have the farsightedness and courage to oppose the
logic of war. These networks must be supported by the solidarity
of the international community, and especially of those citizens’
networks which, all over the world, are mobilising for a just and
lasting peace in the Middle East.
For all those reasons, this campaign must
encourage Israelis and Palestinians who are working for peace to
re-appropriate the stakes of the conflict (which have been taken
over by the logic of war), and allow for the creation of the
preconditions necessary for resolving the conflict.
Creating and sending an international civil
intervention force to the Middle East aims therefore at
contributing to a significant drop in the level of violence and at
reinforcing the conditions for dialogue in the civil societies.
Principles of a non-violent European civil intervention force
The peace process can not be reduced the only
diplomatic initiative of political leaders. It is essential that
in the meantime to create an intervention strategy with the civil
society, because it is just as urgent to create the pre-conditions
for peace between peoples as to make peace between political
leaders.
Israeli and palestinian organisations work
daily for peace and the respect of right, justice and dialogue
between Palestinians and Israelis. The presence of volunteers is
needed on their side.
Examples of israeli and palestinian peace
organisations :
- Rabbis for Human Rights : rabbis
organisation that denounces injustice to the Palestinians, that
works with jewish students and supports Palestinians for the
olives harvest for example.
- Arab Educational Insitute : palestinian
organisation that works for the intercultural exchange,
education to non-violence and peace
- Wi’am : palestinian organisation that
works for the non-violent conflict resolution, creation of jobs
for the community life...
- New Profile : feminist israeli organisation
that criticizes the militarization of the israeli society and
supports the israeli army refusers
A third party, on both parties’ sides
The dividing line today is not between Israelis
and Palestinians but between those in the Middle East who want to
live together and those who advocate fanaticism and a withdrawal
into their own community. Thus the intervention of a third party
must take into account, in its principles and in its actions, the
concerns of both Israelis and Palestinians. The international
civil intervention force on the territories of Palestine and
Israel must affirm a affirm solidarity with both sides.
With the support of the parties to the conflict
The deployment of a European civil intervention
force is only possible with the agreement, or at least the
tolerance, of the parties to the conflict. The presence of unarmed
volunteers does not constitute an agression nor an occupying
force.
The objectives of an international civil
intervention force
To reduce fears and feelings of insecurity. The
presence of international volunteers is intended to bear witness
to the attention paid by the international community to the fate
of the civilian population, whoever they are and wherever they
live.
To discourage acts of violence against
civilians no matter what the justification. This obviously
requires a sufficiently large number of volunteers.
On the field...
Non armed volunteers will set up actions of :
Accompanying those working for peace in order to make
them more visible, to give them support of aninternational third
side.
Reinforcing the conditions for dialogue between civil
societies by mediation activities in order to facilitate
dialogue between the israeli and palestinian civil societies.
Acting as human rights observers at sensitive sites
Volunteers Training
There are some trainings existing to train volunteers to the
Civil Peace Intervention. They prepare them to the non-violent
conflict resolution, to the analysis of risks and to the means to
face them through non-violent methods. They will learn for example
how to deal with personal attitude, with the team work in conflict
situations, and will work on the volunteers mandates in civil
intervention.
The European Union wants to work for a
multipolar world and is trying to develop alternative,
non-military ways of crisis resolution. It has a rôle to play in
resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which could be the
first to be helped by this means. But the international civil
intervention force will have to be mandated by an international
organisation, such as the UN.
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OBJECTIVE |
By this campaign, we ask the European
Union to create and to send an international civil
intervention force to Israel and Palestine.
This force will have the mission to work
with peace local organisations in order to reinforce
dialogue between the civil societies.
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ORIGINS |
Israeli and Palestinian peace campaigners
who carry out everyday actions on the ground have asked
for the support of the international community to help
their actions and give them more weight. This campaign is
made in partnership with partners in Israel, in Palestine
and in Europe.
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WHO IS THE CAMPAIGN AIMED AT ? |
This is why we are asking the President
of the French Republic, the Foreign Minister, the Members of
the European Parliament, and officials of the European Union
to :
- do a feasability study on the
creation conditions of an international civil intervention
force in Israel and in Palestine.
- Set up all means necessary for
creating and sending the civil intervention force,
mandated by an international organisation and make of
unarmed volunteers.
- Carry on diplomacy with the Israeli
and Palestinian authorities so that they accept the
volunteers.
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HOW and WHY TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN ? |
To take part, you can:
- Send post cards requesting
national and European authorities to send an international
civil intervention force.
By sending postcards of support to the
campaign steering committee, you will help us to show that
many citizens want to get away from exclusively military
interventions, by realising a means of civil intervention
in crisis regions, which can wok closely alongside the
communities.
- Volunteer to follow a training
course and to be available for an assignment in the Middle
East.
Signing the standard declaration of
interest in participating personally in a civil
intervention mission will allow us to set up a database
proving the existence of a large number of potential peace
volunteers.
- Order the campaign leaflets and
distribute them.
The more people are aware of this
campaign and willing to support us, the greater will be
the impact of our action.
- Support financially the campaign
committee
With this support you will participate
to the differents costs of the campaign.
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