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An
Appeal from the Residents of Qalqiliya To
the Aqaba Summit, Palestinian Authority, Abu
Mazen and
the International Community We sent this appeal to our
brothers, the respectful people in charge in the Palestinian National
Authority…to our representatives in the Palestinian Legislative
Council…an appeal to all the free people of this world and lovers of
freedom, land and peace. We
send this appeal from the district of Qalqiliya, from all the villages
and locations that are being razed by the fatal Apartheid Wall which is
set up above our lands and on our spirits and our chests.
This is an appeal for help
and an honor sent from the hearts of thousands of children, women and
elders whose trees are being uprooted, whose lands are being razed,
whose elders and children are being beaten daily.
For over 8 months, nothing has hindered us-- except death-- from
reaching our lands because these lands are our paradise on this earth.
The land is our past, present and future. It is like a soul in the body
since the time of Derived from this fact
that is steadfastness rooted like the mountains and solid like the
firestones of Palestine… we send this thundering call to the
attendants of the summit being convened in Sharm
Al Sheikh and Al ‘Aqaba; whether they are
messengers of peace or leaders and decision makers, we tell them in this
congregation: There is no place for peace with this Apartheid Wall, no
peace with settlements and settlers who steel our land, and threaten our
future. A just peace must
eliminate the Wall and restore the right to its people in an independent
state whose capital is We, the people of
Qalqiliya, the Land Defense Committees and the Apartheid Wall Campaign
– First: We appeal
President Yaser Arafat to never
give up the rights of the Palestinian citizens and to refuse any
modifications on the Second: We demand the
Government of Abu Mazen not to relinquish
one inch of the lands which were razed or isolated by the Apartheid
Wall. Stopping the Wall immediately should be a precondition to any
negotiation. We support and
advocate to our Palestinian Government in realizing our absolute rights.
Third: We refuse any peace
accompanied with the Apartheid Wall or any of its forms. Fourth: We salute and
applaud all the communities which defy the erecting of the Apartheid
Wall and its expansion from Fifth: We appeal the
Palestinian Authority to provide support and aid, as well as facilitate
all organizations to make an effort and provide assistance to the
thousands of families who have lost their main income and source of
livelihood due to the building of the Wall.
We refuse the fate of more than 22 residential communities in the
district of Qalqiliya to become kernels for new camps. * Lands Defense Committees
in the District of Qalqiliya. * The Apartheid Wall
Campaign * The Palestinian Farmers * The Farmers * The Local and Popular
Organizations in the District of Qalqiliya.
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