Nadia,

Thanks for your response. Let me remind you that this petition relates
to setting up norms and standards for global conflict
behavior--international law. It is not only about the Palestinian-
Israeli conflict. I hear what you are saying. I also believe that we,
as a global community, must look into the future and begin to set up new
standards. I, like many, many others want peace in the Middle East and
in the world. We must begin to create solutions for prevention, as well
as norms and standards in the form of legal documents for redress, if
prevention fails.

Beth

-----Original Message-----
From: Nadia J. Nijim [mailto:nnij@...]
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 5:32 AM
To: Beth Rivin
Cc: nihac@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nihac] FW: Suicide Bombings/Petition


Civilians injured or killed in any act of warfare is inhumane and wrong,
however... It seems necessary to make Countries hold to current UN
resolutions and international Law. With Israel being the provocation of
the bombings with their violations of international law, I do not think
it is right to persecute people for trying to defend their lives which
are being squashed by illegal settlers.

Nadia

On Sat, 6 Sep 2003, Beth Rivin wrote:

> Suicide bombings are clearly acts of desperation. They are also
> crimes against humanity. Leaders of groups who inspire these acts
> against humanity should be treated as war criminals by international
> law. This is certainly a reasonable approach to our current world
> situation.
>
> Please see the weblink below, and please forward.
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> Beth
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bob Balogh <mailto:bbalo@...>
> To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:04 PM
> Subject: Suicide Bombings
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> After signing the petition pass it along.
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> Subject: Help make suicide bombing a war crime
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> This petition asks the United Nations to treat suicide bombings as war

> crimes and that those who inspire them be prosecuted by the
> International War Crimes Tribunal.
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> The Call for UN & World Leaders to Prosecute Organizers of
> Suicide/Homicide Bombings, performing acts of terror against
> Civilians, as War Criminals, was initiated by Scholars for Peace in
> the Middle East and written by Dr. Edward S. Beck.
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> 1 [one] million signatures are being sought for this petition. Click
> on the following and please take 10 seconds to sign.
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> <http://www.petitiononline.com/bombings/petition.html>
> www.petitiononline.com/bombings/petition.html
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> If you can, please cut and send this message to other friends, of
> whatever faith, who might also agree to sign the petition.
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