More than 400 children were killed - image via BBCYesterday Amnesty International's National President Nicole Bieske gave us a presentation of their reaction and response to the recent Palestine - Israel situation.
Over a thousand innocent people mostly Palestinian, including women and children, lost their lives in the conflict. Unlike our tragic but mostly natural bushfire disaster, this was a totally man made event and therefore totally avoidable. It was really disturbing to also learn how the Israeli Army used a banned weapon called white phosphorous.
Deadly white phosphorous clouds exploding over Gaza via Personal Choices"Such extensive use of this weapon in Gaza's densely populated residential neighbourhoods is inherently indiscriminate. Its repeated use in this manner, despite evidence of its indiscriminate effects and its toll on civilians, is a war crime." - Donatella Rovera, Amnesty’s researcher on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.We're lucky to have access to one of the world's best independent authorities on human rights. Here's the informative Al Jazeera video they showed us of Amnesty International investigators conducting house-to-house searches in Gaza and collecting all of the evidence, such as shrapnel fragments.
Amnesty has been busy lobbying the Australian Government and the United Nations for a peaceful resolution to this conflict.
Learn More:
Children hit hard as Gaza toll rises
Gaza: both sides endangering civilians
Israel’s use of white phosphorus confirmed
New Internationalist's Gaza Blog
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