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Detroit Greens condemn attack on Gaza
Thu, 01/01/2009 - 22:45 — Lou
Statement from the Green Party of Detroit
The Detroit Green Party condemns the brutal attack perpetrated on the Palestinian people in Gaza by the terrorist government of Israel. This genocidal attack on Gaza has resulted in hundreds of deaths of innocent civilians , mostly women and children and the wounding and maiming of many more. It has exacerbated the already horrible living conditions that the Palestinians have been forced to endure following the sanctions/siege imposed on them by Israel since 2007.
We join the rest of the civilized world in condemning these latest attempts by Israel to ethnically cleanse Gaza and the West-bank of their rightful inhabitants.
We demand that the bombings stop immediately and that the siege that has strangled the people into starvation and destitution be lifted .
We condemn the complicity of the U.S government for supplying the Israeli with the weapons they use.
We realize that none of this conflict would be as severe as it has become without American backing. Israel is the largest recipient of U.S foreign aid.
We demand that our government ( U.S) stop using the state of Israel as a terrorist force against the people of the Middleast and use the money being given to them for basic necessities here at home, like health-care and education.
We call on all of our elected leaders to stand up for Justice and Human Rights and roundly condemn the murderous aggression committed by Israel on the Palestinians.
Derek Grigsby
Chairperson
Green Party of Detroit
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