We don’t have much time.
In about 24 hours, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will have a meeting with his Members of Parliament. The opposition leaders will also meet their MPs.
There is something very important that should be at the top of their agenda: the government’s need to demand an independent investigation into the excessive violence in Gaza including the shooting of Canadian doctor Tarek Loubani and other medical personnel as well as unarmed children targeted by Israeli sharpshooters in Gaza. Over 100 Palestinians were killed and thousands wounded during the March of Return.
See also the report of UNWRA.
We urge you to contact your Member of Parliament to stand with the international community and demand answers when medical personnel and innocent children are shot and killed and basic human rights are violated.
Sadly, there are some who are encouraging our government to follow the Israeli military narrative of blaming the victims who were unarmed and posed no serious threat to military or civilian Israelis.
Shifting the blame to the victims encourages Israel to continue to further fuel violence against Palestinians, suppress their human rights, make peace with justice harder to reach and deepen the 50+ year old illegal Israeli occupation.
Israel subjects Palestinian children as young as 12 to military tribunals. Palestinian homes and schools are regularly demolished. Israel even limits water to Palestinians! Palestinians need to have their rights defended by the international community and the illegal Israeli occupation needs to end.
These are some of the things you should tell your MP when you email her/him.
Find your member of Parliament.
It will take less than two minutes. But you need to act now. Your MP needs to hear from you before their meeting this week.
Join thousands of Canadians just like you who have already done their part.
Sincerely,
Rev. Steve Berube
Chair: United Network for Justice and Peace in Palestine and Israel
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