Amnesty International urges Israel arms embargo


	Amnesty International urges Israel arms embargo

zouhir

2-23-2009 10:26 AM

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amnesty, israel, war crimes, palestine, gaza

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2-23-2009 11:35 AM

chedare

Be good if some one sunk it then the Nazi,s might get the message Yanks & Germans alike ,not forgetting the Greeks whom Israel request hardware from when they were running low.The peoples power demonstrations there might have curbed their enthusiasm since hopefully.

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font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/arms-embargo-vital-gaza-civilian-toll-mounts-20090115">"We know that the Wehr Elbe, a German-owned cargo ship left the USA on 20 December 2008 with a large consignment – 989 containers - of high explosives and other munitions destined for Israel," said Malcolm Smart, Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/news/arms-embargo-vital-gaza-civilian-toll-mounts-20090115"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.amnesty.org/img/EC6EE827-8F72-4646-BAC3-C7F2C157A488" alt="Injured Palestinian looks on as others inspect damage following Israeli military operations, Gaza City, 14 January 2009 " /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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