Dear friends,
The streets of Palestine and Israel are drenched in blood, tears and broken hearts! Now hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have been given 24 hours to flee their homes... or face death. It is a total war on children. THAT'S ENOUGH! Let us demand immediate international protection for the innocent and for children from this hell before more are attacked, or worse… slaughtered.
Pictures show people in Gaza traumatized, as they search for their loved ones in the rubble, sometimes returning with lifeless little bodies. The cries of families in Israel, affected by horrific acts by Hamas, are equally heartbreaking.
Death threatens hundreds of thousands of innocents and children
And it will get worse. Israel has announced that hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have only 24 hours to evacuate their homes… or face death. To end this horrific child abuse, an agreement is needed in which Hamas releases the children and families they are holding hostage, while Israel releases the Palestinian children they imprisoned and stop their military attacks on schools and areas where children live. This is where Avaaz can help pull back the war machine. Together, let's create an unprecedented global protest and demand that leaders from the US, Qatar, Turkey and Germany use their influence on Israel and Hamas to save the children on both sides.Leaders are trying to negotiate with Israel and Hamas, sources tell us that massive public pressure from people all over the world will help them persuade both sides to save these children.
Avaaz must be louder than the drums of war
The truth is, it takes courage to take a stand on this issue. Both the brutal apartheid policies of the Israeli government and the brutal attacks of Hamas are responsible for this round of massacres. The continued silence of the world's governments on the decades-long war crimes against the Palestinian children makes them complicit.
Families in Palestine and Israel yearn for the safety of their children. Avaaz means 'voice'. We have always believed that silence can be a deadly support for oppression. Our voices now matter more than ever before. Help us build the massive alarm clock: Add your name now! We will make it deafening in key capitals and take it directly to leaders who can act now.
Avaaz is already in place with the main players negotiating between both sides - but they will not act unless a tsunami of voices from around the world makes this request louder than the bombs falling on Gaza. Avaaz has the power to help save these children's lives. Let's make sure we use every ounce of that power before it's too late.
Add your name and be these children's shield: Link to the Avaaz appeal
Of course we will sign this!
You cute thing!
Longing so for an end to this madness and a peace where the people of Israel and Palestine live in peace, friendship and respect with each other.
Amen
It will not happen as long as the Israelis consider themselves settler colonists, i.e. consider the original inhabitants as second class people.
The South Africans could begin to reconcile - but there the blacks outnumbered the settler colonists and therefore had more pull. In Palestine they are only slightly more. Unfortunately, they also seem to have less imagination…