Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:39
PM
Subject: Fw: Israel and International
law.
The Editor
The Halifax Herald.
Dear Editor:
William Safire :{"The other war" Feb. 25} makes outrageous comments
about Palestinians and Arabs. Ariel Sharon, who he vigourously applauds, is the
same man who has been held responsible for the slaughter of thousands of
innocent Palestinians in many massacres,including the Qibya massacre,in
1953, and the massacres of Sabra and Shatiila,in 1982, and for which he has
been indicted as a war criminal.
There is not a single word,in Mr. Safire's tirade, about Israel's
illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territory that has been allowed to
stand for over 35 years, in violation of international law and repeated Security
Council resolutions. There is not a single word about Israeli violations of
virtually every article of the Fourth Geneva Convention, violations that are
tantamount to war crimes, as defined by international law. He should be aware
that ,in accordance with UN Charter, all people under foreign occupation are
entitled to resist such occupation by all means they have.
If Mr. Safire is concerned for Israeli security, he should call on
his friend Sharon to implement UN resolutions and withdraw completely from all
occupied territories.
Yours sincerely,
Ismail Zayid,MD