Déclaration de l’IPPNW sur la violence à Gaza et le conflit entre Israël et la Palestine
IPPNW Statement on the Violence in Gaza and the conflict between
Israel and Palestine.
Stop the bloodshed!
We, physicians who have the mission to protect life and promote
health, cannot accept the present suffering and bloodshed taking place
in Gaza. We urge all parties to immediately take all the necessary
steps to achieve an immediate, complete, and stable ceasefire in the
Gaza Strip and the South of Israel, and to provide sufficient medical
care for all the victims who suffer from severe injuries.
We also call upon you to facilitate the renewal of negotiations for
a comprehensive and lasting peace treaty between Israel and the
Palestinians, based on the mutual right of both peoples to freedom and
security.
IPPNW believes that peace in Palestine and Israel is not possible
unless there is an end to illegal occupation of land and the use of
force; recognition of legitimate boundaries; and a genuine commitment
to non-violent conflict resolution. As physicians from all over the
world we cannot in any way accept such indiscriminate and
disproportionate use of violence against civilians as we are now
witnessing. We therefore urge all parties to support the United
Nations in their urgent responsibility to intervene and stop this
humanitarian catastrophe, which could also ignite a regional war.
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW),
recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985, is a non-partisan, global
federation of national affiliates in more than 60 countries, including
Israel and Palestine, dedicated to research, education, and advocacy
relevant to the prevention of all wars. To this end, IPPNW seeks to
promote non-violent conflict resolution and to minimise the effects of
war. IPPNW has long advocated a peaceful and just resolution of the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict and has developed a Medical Roadmap for
peace in the Middle East.
For more information, please see http://www.ippnw.org/Events/Past/Regional/Ant2002.html
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Helsinki, Moscow, and Stockholm on January 6, 2009
Vappu Taipale
Sergey Kolesnikov
Ime John
Co-presidents of IPPNW