Indeed, such a posting is right on point. Death of innocent civilians
is in fact, a health, and of course, human rights issue. NIHAC's
mission is to educate and advocate about health issues locally and
internationally. I believe NIHAC members are interested in this timely
and critical health issue. Health professionals should be involved in
preventing morbidity and mortality, whatever the cause.

Beth





-----Original Message-----
From: Amineh Ayyad [mailto:amina@...]
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 11:33 AM
To: Nadia J. Nijim
Cc: Beth Rivin; nihac@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nihac] FW: Suicide Bombings/Petition


i believe NIHAC is not for such postings, however:

i agree with beth and nadia. i would like to add one little detail to
what beth said, Sharon and those like him, who inspire terrorist acts
against humanity, should be treated as war criminals by international
law as well. another detail, is a nation, a whole population, could not
be denied its legitimate right to defend itself, to be free to live,
work, go to school and just be. peace, Amineh.

On Sun, 7 Sep 2003, Nadia J. Nijim wrote:

> Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2003 05:31:57 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nadia J. Nijim <nnij@...>
> To: Beth Rivin <brivin@...>
> 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.
> >
> > Beth
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Balogh <mailto:bbalo@...>
> > To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 3:04 PM
> > Subject: Suicide Bombings
> >
> > After signing the petition pass it along.
> >
> > Subject: Help make suicide bombing a war crime
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > 1 [one] million signatures are being sought for this petition. Click

> > on the following and please take 10 seconds to sign.
> >
> >
> > <http://www.petitiononline.com/bombings/petition.html>
> > www.petitiononline.com/bombings/petition.html
> >
> > 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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