Stop Israel Now! European appeal against the genocide of the Palestinian people

A mass extermination has been taking place before our eyes in the Gaza Strip for nearly two years. Israel, under the will of Benjamin Netanyahu and a few fanatical far-right ministers, is preparing to commit new massacres by taking control of the entire Gaza Strip and emptying the city of Gaza of its entire civilian population. This decision confirms the genocidal intent of the Israeli government: after having massacred tens of thousands of Palestinians, used famine as a weapon of war, and turned humanitarian aid into an enterprise of terror, Israel is in the process of turning the Gaza Strip into an open-air concentration camp.

Europe, which experienced in the 20th century mass destruction and extermination camps, bears a particular historical responsibility. As guarantor of the values of peace, law, and respect for peoples, it carried within it, at the moment of its political creation, an ethical imperative that was meant to have a universal scope: “Never again”. Today, the worst is happening again at Europe’s doorstep. What is it doing? Nothing, or so little!

Through its shameful silence or mere protests, through its inaction or its support for Israel, the European Union — and each of its member states — becomes each day a little more complicit in crimes against humanity and genocide. This responsibility lies with the governments, but also with many elected representatives of the various national parliaments and the European Parliament itself.

Therefore, as citizens of Europe, we demand that all elected officials who uphold the values of humanity and peace act now to put a definitive end to the genocidal enterprise of Netanyahu’s government, to stop the persecution of the Palestinian people by Israel — whether in the Gaza Strip or in the West Bank — and to impose a ceasefire. This must lead to the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip and the liberation of the Israeli hostages. We know it: only credible and strong measures will make Netanyahu’s government back down. That is why we call on national and European parliamentarians to support the following actions and work towards their implementation:

1. An embargo on all arms sales to Israel;
2. Suspension of all scientific, military, and commercial partnerships with Israel;
3. A ban on importing products originating from Israeli settlements;
   
4. Creation of an international armed force to open humanitarian corridors and protect civilian populations;
5. Sending sufficient humanitarian aid to end the famine situation organized by the Israeli government.

The signatories of this appeal make it known to their elected representatives and national and European officials that their responsibility and mandate are at stake. It is their duty to stop Israel now! Tomorrow will be too late.

Please share this text widely European countries. This appeal is free to publish, translate, and distribute, provided that the link to the petition is included: https://chng.it/QHrNbZpG8b

NB: CITIZEN ACTION. In addition to signing the petition, for maximum effectiveness, please take the time to email this appeal to your European parliamentarian. A “letter” version of the appeal is provided below. Here is the procedure to follow, which will take you 5 minutes per email:

1. Fill in the letter with your contact details, the correct date, and your signature.
2. To find your MEP, you can use this search page (each MEP's email address can be found at the top of the page by clicking on the small envelope logo): https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/home
3. Send the letter by email, copying it into the body of the message or attaching it as a PDF file with a few words of introduction.