Tuesday, May 1st, 2012 Open Letter to Murray McCully: Invitation to support international law regarding Israel’s trading practices
30 April 2012
Dear Mr McCully,
In your statement supporting Israel’s application for admission to the OECD you claimed that it was important to the process of what you called “dialogue” with the Zionist state. The Palestine Human Rights Campaign (PHRC) would like to offer you the opportunity to demonstrate how such dialogue has so far succeeded in persuading Israel to adhere to the norms of civilised trading, OECD rules and international law. In other words, are you able to show that Israel’s admission to the OECD has in anyway modified its behaviour?
We ask you to state (with your reasons) whether or not you agree or disagree with the following statement:
The Israeli government’s vindictive and unnecessary acts of economic and agricultural sabotage in belligerently occupied territories are crimes against humanity. They demonstrate clearly the Zionist state’s present unsuitability for membership of the OECD. Such acts are certain to strengthen support for the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and it would be in Israel’s own best interests to reform its behaviour. There is never any excuse for failing to abide by the provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Visitors to our website, both at home and internationally, will be very interested to read your response to this Open Letter.
Yours sincerely
Leslie Bravery,
Palestine Human Rights Campaign, Aotearoa/New Zealand http://www.palestine.org/
River to Sea Uprooted Palestinian
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