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Towards the Truth Regarding War Crimes Committed in Lebanon
by Open-Publishing - Thursday 31 August 2006Wars and conflicts International Governments France
Lebanon has been victim of what the French government has called a ‘disproportionate’ act of war committed by Israel. This war has violated international law which stipulates that all attacks should be in keeping with proportionality and a limited use of violence against only military objectives. In addition, Israeli military operations contravened the First Additional Protocol of the Geneva Conventions, which stipulates that collective punishments and actions against the civilian population constitute a war crime.
Challenged by the Lebanese resistance, the Israeli army avenged itself by blindly bombing the civilian population, massacring or injuring hundreds of children, women and the elderly; and destroyed non-military infrastructure (milk factories, the central electrical system, school buildings) and undertook operations aiming at terrorizing the population, including in the regions where there were no Hezbollah combatants. Moreover, independent doctors made serious accusations about the utilization of illegal weapons (phosphorous bombs, gas bombs, etc).
NGO’s such as Amnesty International (1), Human Rights Watch (2) and the International Commission of Jurists have spoken about war crimes and crimes against humanity. During a special session of the Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Mrs. Louise Arbour, High Commissioner for Human Rights of the United Nations, on August 11th, 2006, called for an United Nations inquest regarding Israeli attacks against civilians in Lebanon. The war of destruction against Lebanon cannot be considered as a simple fact in a Middle East policy to realize the objectives of the United States and their Israeli ally.
International law and humanitarian law cannot be bypassed once again. We demand (seek) the truth. Therefore, we call for the creation of an Independent Commission designated by the United Nations to investigate the unjustified crimes committed by Israel against the Lebanese civilian population.
Paris Aug. 21, 2006
(1) Israel/Lebanon : Deliberate destruction or "collateral damage"? Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure http://web.amnesty.org/library/index/engmde180072006
(2) Israel’s Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon http://hrw.org/reports/2006/lebanon0806/
Signatures :
Zeina El Tibi, journalist, writerGeorges Corm, professor, writer, ministerElie Masboungi, journalistSalah Stétié, writerVénus Khoury-Ghata, writer, poetOrass Zibawi , journalistIssa Maklouf, writer, poetGérard Khoury, writer, historianMichel Lelong, catholic priest, writerCharles Saint-Prot, writer, political theoristProfessor Edmond JouveFayçal Jalloul, writer, political analystHussein Fayad, journalistNayla Nasser, writerMira Prince, architecte, éditriceBahjat Rizk, writerJoseph Abdou, professeur des universitésRoda Hijazi, chirugien - dentisteSamir Tuéni, journaliste20 -Fawzi Rassi, journaliste, enseignantHouda Ibrahim, journalisteNayla Salibi, journalisteBassam Tayara, écrivain, journalisteDany QuirionRami Finge, orthodontisteGilles Munier, journaliste indépendantLeila Hafez, journalisteSilvia Cattori, journalisteSamir Sambat30- Richard de LanaureAnne Marie FabbroLysa Des RochersAhmed Tribak, professeurMonnier BernardIhaddaden HassenAdela Garcia, fonctionnaire UEChristian Allard, médecinKeltoum StaaliPhilippe Miche, cadre infirmier40- Jean-Pierre Robert, ingénieur informatiqueBassam Bounenni, journalisteJean Farhat, chef d’entreprisePhilippe Zarifian, professeur des universitésPaul Balta, écrivainkhedidja Chiboub, employéeMajed Nehmé, journalisteChrystelle Dupré, dentisteGuy BriandManuel de Diéguez, philosophe50- Saer Karam, journaliste, photographeDocteur Antoine Courban, professeur d’universitéMichel Renoult, cadre commercialStéphanieLecapelain , enseignanteNicole Jacquin, chercheuseJedna Deida, journalisteEdith Kosmanek , docteur en mathématiquesNoëlle Guilbon, professeurRichard Verreault, chercheur scientifiqueOttorino Michele Lembo, Mini-parlement (Belgique)60- Richard Tremblay, enseignant (Canada-Québec)Danielle Jean, professeure (Canada-Québec)Robert Jean, professeur (Canada-Québec)Michel Flament, Pt de Civimed InitiativesFlorence Jean, maître de conférence à la Faculté de droit de CorseHakim ArabdiouLeila Murr, journalisteDr Fadi Meroueh, Médecin responsable UCSADr Jacqueline Le Corre, médecinGuy Bolduc (Québec)70- Joseph Berbery, publiciste (Québec)Patrizia GalvaniDr.Mazen Haydar, médecinEric MansionAnnie Coussemant, traductriceNajat Chadly, psychologuePatrice Bardet, militant associatif et syndicalBernard ESCOFFIER chef d’entrepriseMarie-Christine MourancheMichèle Demaria80- Abdel Rahman el Bacha, pianisteWassim Alahmar, journalisteSaïd BeddiarMarie-Eve FischerJacques Trief, enseignantLeïla Aboura, journalisteLeïa Khalaf, juristeKatia Jarjoura, réalisatriceMagali Thill, coopérante au développementProfesseur José Luis Moraguès, Université Montpellier III90- Georges Michel Assaf, directeur administratifDjamel Djeziri, consultant en managementJean-Michel Druart, éditeur LibanvisionNibal Moussa, journalisteRossana Rossi (Italie)François Joubert, éducateurAnita Ahunon, éducatrice, poèteNaouel NefessiMaya NajjarPhilippe Neyrat100- François El Bacha, journalisteNadine DevoilleDanielle MouillonSaid Elhabachi, journalisteLuc Nader, Chef d’entrepriseKamal Tarabey, journalisteLaure Lahaye, chargée de collections-BnFPhyllis Kotite, ancienne fonctionnaire ONU, consultanteProfesseur Ali J. Harb, Pt Humanitarian International Law AssociationCendrine Vimont110- Chawki Amine, journalisteRafqa Farah, PsychologueGhada El Yafi, MédecinClaudine Vernier-Palliez, journalisteRoger AklMicheline Ladouceur, Directeur Associé du CRM, Rédactrice de www.Mondialisation.caJean-Philippe Mac Kay, ÉtudiantRaymond Richa, IngénieurFrédéric Cacchia , œnologueMaro Akoury, consultante en développement international120-Roussel Roger, professeur retraitéJean Reinert, Auteur dramatiqueNada Sahab, productrice, réalisatrice de télévisionSamir Abiad, économisteRanda Asmar, comédienneAnis Balafrej, ingénieur (Maroc)Bernard Frau, Maire de Grand-Couronne, Conseiller régionalWajed Ramadan, journalisteNabil El Azan, metteur en scèneDr Roda Hidjazi, chirurgien dentiste130- Huguette Perol, écrivainAbdallah Naaman, écrivainHana Samadi, juristeSophie Accaoui, Conseil en communicationMoulay Tahiri, syndicalisteChristian Apothéloz, consultantDr Salim Arab, pneumologueNoemi Cabello Sánchez, docteur en Sciences, chercheuseMarcelle Akl, journalisteHamdi El Halabi140- Jean-Claude Rossoux, avocatJean Molénat, ingénieurLatifa Madani, Festival TransMéditerranée, journalisteJean-Jacques Michot, responsable associationMarie-Chantal Guzman, agent artistique et culturelKarim Menardo, animateurPascale Mathiot, militante associativeAngèle de Rosso, syndicalisteSaidi Nordine, éducateur, Mouvement Citoyen Palestine (Bruxelles)Diane Assi150- Yvon Journet, professeur agrégé, Université Versailles
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