Annie Lennox : les artistes pour Gaza... (videos)

Par ailleurs, plusieurs personnalités comme Annie Lennox, ex-chanteuse du groupe Eurythmics, l’acteur Alexei Sayle et l’ex-top model Bianca Jagger ont fait partie des quelque 100 000 manifestants qui ont défilé le 10 janvier dernier à Londres pour soutenir les Palestiniens.

L’actrice française Carole Bouquet a également tenu à s’adresser au président français Nicolas Sarkozy pour lui demander de dépêcher un navire-hôpital de la marine nationale au large de Gaza.

ANNIE LENNOX : I’m for peace

I’m for peace

Sir, - After reading Yoram Dori’s "An open letter to Annie Lennox" (January 11) I felt despair and anguish at the manner in which the awful war in Gaza is being used to divide the rest of the world between "pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian‚" instead of "pro-peace‚ or pro-war."

In my mind, the only distinction that matters right now, as Palestinian and Israeli lives are being lost and endangered by this violent conflict, is whether you support war or peace. I join hands with other humanitarians who support peace.

For every Osher Tewito in Israel, there are at least 100 children who have tragically lost limbs or indeed their lives, to this conflict in Gaza. Each and every single one of these lost childhoods is an immense tragedy, whether Israeli or Palestinian, and I feel the pain for both peoples. I work for peace so that children on both sides of the Gaza-Israel border can be free from rocket and missile attacks. I hope for peace so that these children can know one another, learn from one another, appreciate each other, and maybe, some day in the future, love each other.

What is obvious to us all is that the continuing death toll, which has already claimed almost 900 lives in Gaza, is not going to bring safety to Israelis.

From my perspective, peace and security come with dialogue, not bullets and bombs, and therefore I make no apology for being a leading member of the voice of reason, in opposition to this senseless war. My position is supported by a cross-spectrum of communities in Britain, including my Jewish and Israeli friends.

Mr. Dori : I too have friends and family in Israel, and want to see them safe and secure, in the same way that I want human rights protection for the citizens of Gaza. I am not opposed to Israel, and I do not support Palestinians. I support an end to the war on Gaza.

This is just the first, necessary step. We must then, all of us, campaign for peace negotiations that meet the needs of both parties.

ANNIE LENNOX
London

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