Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 12:22 PM
Subject: Sharon, a peace maker?!!
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25 Aug. 2004
The Editor,
The Globe & Mail
Dear Editor:
Re: Marcus Gee's article {"For Peace's sake, pray for Sharon" Aug.
25}
Marcus Gee's praise for Ariel Sharon defies credibility. His
plan for the pull-out from Gaza is a charade. He is proposing to move the 7500
Jewish settlers, from illegally occupied and expropriated Palestinian land in
the Gaza Strip, and yet maintaining direct control over Gaza's skies and access
to the outside world. Furthermore, his proposal to move those settlers to
expanded illegal settlements [colonies], in the West Bank, is hardly a step
to promote peace.
It should be understood that the West Bank,including East Jerusalem,
and the Gaza Strip are under illegal occupation, that has been allowed to stand
for 37 years in defiance of international law and repeated Security Council
resolutions. All the settlements in the West Bank and Gaza are
illegal and stand in violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention,
and thus amount to war crimes, as defined by
international law.
If Mr. Gee and Mr. Sharon are truly interested in peace in the Middle
East, they should be calling for immediate complete termination
of this illegal occupation and removal of all the
settlements.
Yours sincerely,
Ismail Zayid, MD.