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Vol. VI, No. 26 August
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MIGRANTWatch
Filipinos, Lebanese Call
for End of Israel Attacks
Coalition
against the war formed, peace caravan held
BY AUBREY MAKILAN
Bulatlat
GRIM WAR. Lebanese
protesters show photos of a child killed in Israeli attacks in Beirut,
Lebanon. PHOTO
BY AUBREY MAKILAN |
Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) advocates
and their families, Filipino Muslims and Christians, and Lebanese
nationals formed the Network Overseas Opposed to Wars of Aggression (No to
War) Coalition on Aug. 3 and held a peace caravan the next day. They
condemned the Israel bombing of Lebanon and called for its end.
The peace caravan started at the
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Manila, assailing the Arroyo
administration for the deaths of two Filipina domestic helpers in Lebanon
and its alleged “snail-paced and inept” evacuation plan.
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The caravan then proceeded to the Israeli
Embassy in Makati where they were joined by supporters from the Kilusang
Mayo Uno (KMU or May First Movement) and the
Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay,
an urban poor organization).
There, they displayed
photos from the internet showing the casualties of the open war. KMU
members earlier burned mock U.S. and Israel flags.
The last stop was at
the U.S. embassy in Manila, condemning the alleged U.S. support to Israeli
attacks. The anti-riot police only allowed them to hold their program in
front of the National Library in Kalaw street where Lebanese nationals
joined them, waving Lebanese flags.
“The Lebanese people,
especially the women and the children are greatly suffering due to Israeli
attacks in our country,” said Abdul Kadir Ali Jadid, spokesperson of the
No to war Coalition and president of the Filipino-Lebanese Friendship
Community. “We call on the world, including the United Nations, to stop
this war.”
Moro women join calls
to stop Israeli attacks in Lebanon at a protest caravan Friday at the
Israeli embassy
PHOTO BY AUBREY MAKILAN |
Gary Martinez,
coalition convenor and spokesperson of the Migrante Sectoral Party (MSP),
said their group demands that the Israeli government stop the attacks and
settle the conflict peacefully through appropriate international bodies.
Meanwhile, Filipino
Muslim in Quiapo, Manila expressed their support for their fellow Muslims
in Lebanon. After the Sala’h or prayer at 12 nn, they expressed their
outrage over the killings of civilians in the war-torn country.
Aside from local
protests, chapters of the coalition will also be formed in other countries
were Migrante has member organizations. Bulatlat
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