US Presidential Hopeful Condemns Israel’s illegal military assault on the Gaza Strip. Calls upon UN to immediately intervene on behalf of the Palestinian people.

Press Release

March 10, 2012

For Immediate Release                                     

 For more Information contact Paul Barrow, paul@anisarebellion.com

Presidential candidate Anisa Abd el Fattah, in response to Israel’s attack on the Palestinian Gaza Strip that began this morning and ended in the early afternoon leaving more than 15 people dead, condemned Israel. She called upon the UN to intervene on behalf of the Palestinian people.

Anisa stated that “since 1948 the people of Palestine have been subjected to some of the worse injustices imaginable, including the deprivation of human rights. The repeated massacres and the persistent ethnic cleansing, which is in fact genocide, have been ongoing for 54 years. It is time for the illegal occupation of Palestine to end and for Israel to be held accountable for its violations of international law and war crimes “  

The Gaza Strip, along with the West Bank, which includes Jerusalem have been subjected to escalating Israeli violence since the failure of a peace  agreement between Palestine and Israel negotiated in the 1990s known as the Oslo Accords. Even the Bush era peace process failed to bring about a negotiated settlement between Israel and Palestine, mostly due to the unfair advantages granted Israel, the illegal occupier by the international community. The UN, EU and US have refused to demand that Israel abide by the terms of its agreements, and according to Abd el Fattah, “have instead armed Israel with sophisticated weaponry, a license to kill and impunity.” 

“Decent people of the world have tired of this ongoing injustice and demand that it ends,” said Abd el Fattah. “As President, I will demand that the United Nations, along with the conscientious members of the international community do everything in their power to end this half a century of violence, illegal land confiscation and occupation, thereby bringing peace to the entire region.”  She added, “My administration would seek balance, but most importantly we will demand conformity to international law and treaties and an end to US complicity in the illegality of the occupation and the crimes against humanity associated with it.  In an Abd el Fattah administration, US foreign policy towards the region will be balanced and it will be based upon the law, and not the tribal and religious sentiments of any one group of people.”  

When asked what she can do now to help the situation Abd el Fattah replied, “Not very much unfortunately. Yet, I do feel that by taking leadership on this issue, I can perhaps use that position to encourage other conscientious leaders to also take a stand for justice and peace in the world, and to work with me and others to end the occupation and all the war crimes and injustices resulting from it. My campaign will be in contact with UN and others, doing all that we can to get the UN involved and to get a proper and just response from the General Assembly, if not the UNSC.”   

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