ISRAELI
AND PALESTINIAN WOMEN CALL FOR
IMMEDIATE END
TO ISRAELI MILITARY AGGRESSION
IN GAZA
The
International Womens
Commission (IWC) for a Just
and Sustainable
PalestinianIsraeli Peace
demands an immediate cessation
of the aggression by the
Israeli military forces in
Gaza , which has already cost
hundreds of lives. This
slaughter can only further
fuel the conflict and quash
any remaining hope for peace
between the Israeli and
Palestinian people.
The IWC calls on the
international community, and
specifically the Quartet, to
immediately deploy an
international force to bring
an end to this madness, to
protect innocent civilians and
to alleviate the escalating
humanitarian crisis in Gaza .
The
IWC further appeals to the
Quartet, and in particular to
the incoming US Administration,
to press for immediate
resumption of peace
negotiations based on the Arab
Peace Initiative as the only
way of bringing an end to the
occupation and achieving
sustainable peace between
Israel and Palestine, and in
the region.
The
International Women's
Commission for a Just and
Sustainable PalestinianIsraeli
Peace (IWC) comprises
Palestinian, Israeli and
international women leaders.
It was established in 2005
under the auspices of the
United Nations Development
Fund for Women (UNIFEM) as
part of efforts to implement
UN Security Council resolution
1325 on women, peace and
security.
For
more information, please
contact:
-UNIFEM
IWC International Coordinator: iwc.int@iwc-
peace.org. Tel: +32 2
213-1444. Fax: +32 2 213-1449.
-IWC
Israeli Coordinator: iwc.il@iwc-peace.
org Tel: +972 54
225-6633. Fax: +972 2
563-7633.
-IWC
Palestinian Coordinator:iwc.pl@iwc-peace.
org.Telefax: +972 2
297-4650.
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or visit their website: http://www.iwc-
peace.org/