ארגוני זכויות אדם יהודים נגד האג

[Deathatred]

ארגוני זכויות אדם יהודים נגד האג

ארגוני זכויות האדם היהודים "הליגה כנגד השמצה" ו"מרכז שמעון ויזנטל" תקפו בחריפות את החלטת ביה"ד האנטישמי בהאג כנגד גדר הביטחון שבונה ישראל בקו התפר. מרכז שמעון ויזנטל:

WIESENTHAL CENTER: INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE’S ANTI-SECURITY FENCE DECISION WOULD DENY ISRAELIS THE ULTIMATE HUMAN RIGHT—THE RIGHT TO LIVE “Today’s 14-1 Kangaroo Court decision at the Hague by the ICJ exposes the political and anti-Israel mindset rampant in the international community, mocks the thousands of innocent people killed and maimed by Palestinian suicide bombers and could endanger more innocent lives in the future,” the Simon Wiesenthal Center charged today. “Political expediency, not justice was served today,” said Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Center. India is building a security fence. Spain and Saudi Arabia, to name just a few countries, have built fences for a variety of reasons. Only Israel is thrown into the docket for taking long-overdue measures to stop the carnage of homicide bombings unleashed on her civilian population. In rejecting Israel’s legitimate and self-evident security needs, the ICJ would deny Israelis the ultimate human right- the right to live,” said Cooper. “As for the concerns over the Palestinian population, the Supreme Court of the Middle East’s lone democracy just last week already insisted on specific changes to the routing of the fence to ease the impact on Arab population centers, while reaffirming Jerusalem’s right to build it. The Wiesenthal Center urges the US and all other members of the UN Security Council to reject any action on this fundamentally biased and fatally flawed decision,” Rabbi Cooper concluded. The Simon Wiesenthal Center was established in 1977 to draw the lessons of the Holocaust to the analysis of contemporary prejudice. It holds consultative status at the UN, UNESCO, the Council of Europe and the OSCE. For more information, contact the Wiesenthal Center's Public Relations Department at (310) 553-9036.​

http://www.wiesenthal.com/social/press/pr_item.cfm?ItemID=9610 הליגה נגד השמצה:

Hague Decision on Security Fence 'Shocking'; ADL Says Israel Never Stood a Chance to Defend Itself New York, NY, July 9, 2004 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was shocked by today's advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning Israel's security fence. The League said the decision, which weighs heavily against Israel in favor of the Palestinian point of view, "shows that the proceeding was little more than a kangaroo court, where Israel never stood a chance to defend itself." Barbara B. Balser, ADL National Chair, and Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: We were shocked by this highly political and one-sided decision. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) too easily dismissed the arguments of Israel, along with those of 22 other nations who submitted written briefs, while completely accepting without any reservation the arguments of the Palestinians and their supporters. While we expected the decision to come down against Israel, we did not expect the court to so vociferously condemn Israel's security fence while dismissing all of Israel's arguments. Rather than giving both sides an opportunity to make their case, the decision shows that the proceeding was little more than a kangaroo court where Israel never stood a chance to defend itself on the need for a security fence to protect its people from terrorism. This opinion also challenges the ability of Israel's allies to defend themselves in the global war against terrorism. The ICJ's non-binding opinion dismisses Israel's basic right to protect its people from terrorism. There has been a dramatic decrease in Palestinian terrorism as a result of the security barrier, which has impeded terrorists from reaching Israeli cities and led to the capture of numerous would-be suicide bombers. The government of Israel has repeatedly stated that the security fence is temporary and reversible -- a response to Palestinian terrorism and not a land grab. The recent decision by Israel's Supreme Court reaffirms this. The court's decision ignores all of these arguments and plays into the hands of Israel's enemies, who have repeatedly sought to politicize international forums to attack Israel. We had hoped that the ICJ would hold itself to a higher standard. This is a serious misuse of the ICJ that undermines the integrity of the court and the integrity of international law. Any lasting settlement can only come out of negotiations between the parties. The ICJ would have the United Nations impose a solution on the parties. The international community has a meaningful and constructive role to play in urging Palestinians to seek peace through negotiations and abandon their assault on Israel through seeking international sanctions and attacking its right to security. The Anti-Defamation League, founded in 1913, is the world's leading organization fighting anti-Semitism through programs and services that counteract hatred, prejudice and bigotry.​

http://www.adl.org/PresRele/IslME_62/4530_62.htm