Polish MPs support humanitarian flotilla to Gaza

A group of Polish MPs from the Polish Parliamentary Group on
Palestine endorsed the eight-boat Freedom Flotilla this week.

Jolanta Szczypińska (Law and Justice Party), Piotr Cybulski (Law and
Justice Party), Zbigniew Kozak (Law and Justice Party), Henryk Milcarz
(The Left)  and Mirosława Masłowska (Law and Justice Party) called on
all state signatories to the Geneva Conventions to uphold international
law and end the collective punishment of the people of Gaza.

'This flotilla represents no threat to Israel', they said in a statement
released today. 'And that is why we are outraged and greatly
concerned to hear that the Israeli government is threatening to use
force against the flotilla and prevent the delivery of humanitarian
aid'.

The MPs continued by saying that 'The Flotilla's goal is the realisation of
the principles of international law and the necessary defence of the
human rights and dignity of the residents of the Gaza Strip'.

The MPs further demanded that 'All states must undertake their
obligations under the Fourth Geneva Conventions to oblige Israel to
comply with international law and to immediately lift the lethal
blockade of Gaza'. And underscored that, 'The participants of this
flotilla are civilians which is why all sides have a responsibility to
respect them and ensure their protection'. They called for the safe passage of the flotilla to Gaza. Full statement can be found here:
http://www.kampania-palestyna.pl/index.php/2010/05/25/oswiadczenie-w-sprawie-konwoju-statkow-przerwac-blokade-strefy-gazy/

For more information on the flotilla and Palestine solidarity activism in Poland see http://www.kampania-palestyna.pl/

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