THE KANA MASSACRE -- A WAR CRIME

Daniel Dworsky wrote:

Gush Shalom

Immediately after the news about the Kana Massacre became known
today (July 30), spontaneous protest demonstrations started near the
Ministry of Defense compound in Tel-Aviv. In the evening, a larger
demonstration was held. In spite of the fact that there was hardly any
prior notice, more then 200 demonstrators gathered, including activists
of Gush Shalom, Hadash, Anarchists Against Walls, Ta'ayush and other
organizations.

This time, a group of Meretz member, who rebelled against their party
leadership, was also present. They included former Meretz MKs Ya'el
Dayan and Naomi Hazan. Also present were Hadash MK Dov Hinin and
former MK Tamar Gojansky.

Conspicuous by its absence was Peace Now. The director of this
organization, which has ceased to exist as an active peace movement
years ago, appears now in the Media as one of the most enthusiastic
supporters of the war. When a journalist wrote by mistake that Peace Now
had taken part in a demonstration, the director denied it vigorously.

Meretz leaders Yossi Beilin, Haim Oron and the others, except MK Zahava
Galon, also publicly supported the war.

"Peretz, Peretz, don't worry / Bush will meet you at The Hague!" shouted
the demonstrators through their megaphones, which could be clearly
heard in the ministry compound. The Hague, of course, is the seat of the
International Criminal Court. "Peretz, you have promised education and
pensions / all you gave us is tanks and dead bodies!" - "Children want to
live / both in Beirut and in Haifa!" - "Killing Children is a war crime!" -
"Labor in government / brings only war!" - "Olmert's agreement with
Bush: / War and occupation!" (All these rhyme in Hebrew.)

"It is rank hypocrisy to assert that the Kana inhabitants have been warned
to leave their homes," former MK Uri Avnery said. "From the first day of
the war, our army has bombed the roads and whole families were killed
on the way. They have concluded that it is safer to stay in a shelter at
home than to move on the roads." Avnery added that a commander who
bombs and shells an inhabited area must know such disasters are bound
to happen."

"The criminal returns to the scene of the crime," commented Gush Shalom
spokesman Adam Keller, referring to the massacre that happened in Kana
in 1996, when Shimon Peres started a war in Lebanon. "That massacre
compelled Peres to break off his war. The conclusion is that we must stop
this war at once, before it is too late."

Opposite, a small counter-demonstration took place. Usually, the fascists
of the Kahane group play this role, but this time they were Labor Party
members, who support the war completely.

In the course of the demonstration, a special unit of the riot police
appeared and for a moment it seemed that they were about to attack the
protesters, but they only drove them off the road.

After two and a half weeks of suppressing every voice against the war,
this demonstration was covered on TV and the radio.

At the same time, demonstrations were held around the country, mostly
by of Arab citizens.

Bismillah,

Thank you for posting this.

Your spelling is different -- I saw it here as Qana. That could matter in an Internet search. Which is right? Are both used?

Salaamu Alaykum

Al-Hamdulillah (From a Married Muslimah) La Howla Wa La Quwata Illa BiLLah - There is no Effort or Power except with Allah's Will.

the first word is more than enough...

MOCKBA

salaam Daniel,

do you think that some of your leaders will be charged with war crimes in the future

Edited by ZEA J

"You will never attain piety and righteousness,(and eventually paradise)until you
spend of that which you love."(Al-Imran:92)

If there is any justice, Yes. Right along with Cheny Nastrallah Bin Laden and
former President Bush. I have excluded the current American president on
account of my belief that it is inappropriate and cruel to prosecute the
mentally handicapped