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| August 02, 2006 | Wednesday | Rajab 6, 1427 |
Israeli attacks condemned
ISLAMABAD, Aug 1: Members of South Asian Network of Gender Activists and Trainers (SANGAT) on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel’s aggression on Lebanon. The aggression had led to large scale bloodshed, displacement of hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes, and the wilful destruction of the country’s infrastructure, including airports, bridges, power plants and transmission towers.
Israeli air, sea and land blockades had virtually cut off Lebanon from the rest of the world. Israeli forces had systematically prevented the opening of an humanitarian corridor to deliver aid and assistance to the Lebanon.
A statement issued here on Tuesday said that Lebanon was the third country in the region to have been attacked since the so- called war on terror was launched. “We were deeply concerned about the long term and far reaching consequences of yet another war on the stability of the region.”
SANGAT stated that they were appalled by Israel’s flagrant violation of international laws as it pursued its destructive agenda in Lebanon and in the Gaza Strip.
They denounced the efforts of the United States in justifying Israel’s murderous actions and in actively resisting international calls for an immediate ceasefire. They expressed their outrage over the US arms shipments to Israel at this critical juncture.
SANGAT protested the US veto of the Security Council resolution condemning Israeli actions. “We also condemn the UN Security Council’s inability to take meaningful action in the face of Israel’s relentless aerial assaults on civilian populations and humanitarian crisis that is escalating in Lebanon by the day.
They denounced the international community including the member states of the Organization of Islamic Countries, for their indifference and complicity in this war.
As South Asian feminists, SANGAT was also deeply concerned about the safety of migrant workers from their regions who had been stranded in Lebanon.
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