A Daughter of Gaza speaks out at Dec 30 Melbourne Protest against Israel

A young woman, a "daughter of Gaza" spoke at the Melbourne protest on December 30, 2008 for about six and a half minutes. This is an edited version of her speech to the crowd in front of the Melbourne State Library.

The rally was called by Justice for Palestine and the Palestinian Community Assocation " for people to support the citizens of Gaza who have been subjected to another massacre by the occupying Israeli Occupation Force". Hundreds of people, primarily civilians, have been killed with thousands more injured in the bombing and rocket attacks with military forces massing to invade Gaza.

Statement by the President of the General Assembly, Miguel D´Escoto on the Crisis in Gaza on Saturday 27 December

The behavior by Israel in bombarding Gaza is simply the commission of wanton aggression by a very powerful state against a territory that illegally occupies.

Time has come to take firm action if the United Nations does not want to be rightly accused of complicity by omission.

The Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip represent severe and massive violations of international humanitarian law as defined in the Geneva Conventions, both in regard to the obligations of an Occupying Power and in the requirements of the laws of war.

Those violations include:

* Collective punishment the entire 1.5 million people who live in the crowded Gaza Strip are being punished for the actions of a few militants.
* Targeting civilians the airstrikes were aimed at civilian areas in one of the most crowded stretches of land in the world, certainly the most densely populated area of the Middle East.
* Disproportionate military response the airstrikes have not only destroyed every police and security office of Gazas elected government, but have killed and injured hundreds of civilians; at least one strike reportedly hit groups of students attempting to find transportation home from the university.

I remind all member states of the United Nations that the UN continues to be bound to an independent obligation to protect any civilian population facing massive violations of international humanitarian law regardless of what country may be responsible for those violations. I call on all Member States, as well as officials and every relevant organ of the United Nations system, to move expeditiously not only to condemn Israels serious violations, but to develop new approaches to providing real protection for the Palestinian people.

View stills by Takver on Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/takver/sets/72157611885793346/

Next Rally for GAZA in Melbourne:
Sunday Jan 4 2pm
State Library of Victoria
Cnr Swanston St and La Trobe St, Melbourne
http://justiceforpalestine.org/

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[ninjabil1]

She asks Why Israel is allowed to murder the Indigenous people of that land and why Isreal is allowed break every band of The Geneva Convention,FAIR QUESTION , not hatefully,

Israels actions are Hateful, when is the bully going to stop playing the victim ?

[enasms]

i dont see any hatred, I see humanism

[dudemantwo]

Ansarallah...I am a yahud...

Jesus is a yahud...Jesus is a bastard.

Mary is a yahud...Mary is a bastard.

Solomon is a yahud...Solomon is a bastard...

ansarallah is a Nazi with pubic hair on his head...

[dudemantwo]

@ninjabil1 quite rich...

She is speaking in Australia about the rights of "indigenous people of that land"

Yes, the Australians have the high ground...they will pack up and move to England, Ireland, and Scotland...and leave the land to the Abos...who are the rightful heirs to the land of Australia...

[dudemantwo]

What happened to Australia's immigration policy...?

[NAWAHA08]

90% of Israeli after Gaza genocide fearing and feeling themslef more insecure hamas or defeated hamas but the crimes which is done against the children and women may be the victim's parents if joint to terrorist group will do many 9/11 in Israel. Now any school and public place in Israel is not safe. Following the torah teaches of punish by 1to1 ratio Suicide bomber could be do anything Israeli has to be ready for its crimes 1300 citizens 500 children, 400 women and 400 man,5000 injured.

[ansarallah101]

lol, i was at that rally. IM ON YOUTUBE BWAHAHA!!!!............. i mean yahuds are basterds, na3anahumullah

[domaap3000]

hey thats tasnim :)

[regretfulflyerxxx]

propoganda speach / Hate speach. You're proposing hate towards a race you don't even know. Why would u do that?