Saturday, November 09, 2013

A plea to the UK

"We, citizens of the world,
celebrating the human pursuit of freedom and independence,
adhering fully to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
rejecting the ideology and practice of colonization under any name at any time,
declaring the colonization document known as Balfour Declaration
 as null and void in word, intent, and practice.

And cognizant of the fact that Great Britain,
had not respected its pledges to the Arabs of Palestine for independence,
had not respected the League of Nations’ undertaking under Article 22 of its charter to act according to the “sacred trust of civilization” regarding the people of Palestine,
had undermined the inherent rights of the majority of people of Palestine by allowing an influx of foreigners into the country against the demand of the people...." (thanks Yazan)