Letters for Palestine
iSubject - Please speak up against the planned Israel Theft (Annexation) of Palestinian land
To: j.ardern@ministers.govt.nz - Prime Minister
w.peters@ministers.govt.nz - Minster of Foreign Affairs
Kia ora Ms Ardern kōrua ko Mr Peters,
I was pleased to see the government express serious concern about Israeli plans to steal more Palestinian land. However I think the government should back this up with real pressure on Israel to abide by international law and United Nations resolutions because polite criticism has never worked.
Steps the government should take include:
Palestinians will never achieve peace with justice unless countries like New Zealand turn words into meaningful action. We did it against South African apartheid. We must do it against Israeli apartheid.
Please respond urgently.
(Your name)
To: j.ardern@ministers.govt.nz - Prime Minister
w.peters@ministers.govt.nz - Minster of Foreign Affairs
Kia ora Ms Ardern kōrua ko Mr Peters,
I was pleased to see the government express serious concern about Israeli plans to steal more Palestinian land. However I think the government should back this up with real pressure on Israel to abide by international law and United Nations resolutions because polite criticism has never worked.
Steps the government should take include:
- suspending our bilateral agreements with Israel
- prohibiting the importation of products of illegal settlements made in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- instructing the Superannuation Fund to disinvest in any Israeli company complicit in settlement activities or land confiscation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
- ending arms and military equipment purchases from Israeli companies
- closing the Israeli embassy (as we did when Israeli Mossad agents stole New Zealand passports in another breach of international law)
- ending visa free travel to New Zealand for Israelis (Palestinians are already excluded)
Palestinians will never achieve peace with justice unless countries like New Zealand turn words into meaningful action. We did it against South African apartheid. We must do it against Israeli apartheid.
Please respond urgently.
(Your name)
