Right now a tragedy is unfolding in the Middle East

by Silvia Cattori

Dear friends,

Right now a tragedy is unfolding in the Middle East. Hundreds of civilians
have died in the bombings in Lebanon, Israel and Palestine and the death
toll is rising every day.

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for an immediate ceasefire and UK
Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined Annan in calling for the deployment of
international troops to the Israel-Lebanon border. This is the best proposal
yet to stop the violence, but for it to succeed other global leaders need to
get behind it immediately.

I have just signed a petition urging regional and global leaders to speak
out and support Kofi Annan’s proposal. If people around the world can
persuade their governments to unite in demanding a ceasefire, all sides in
this conflict will be pressured to stand down. Can you sign the petition
too?

http://www.ceasefirecampaign.org

The petition will be sent to key regional and global leaders and publicized
in major newspapers in the Middle East, US and Europe. With enough
signatures we can help pressure our leaders to stop the violence.

Thanks