Saturday, January 18, 2014

My letter to the New York Post RE their editorial "UN ignores starvation of Palestinians by Syrian regime"

United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East

Syria Crisis


Palestine Refugees from Syria Need Help

Palestine refugees have been severely affected by the ongoing armed conflict, with virtually all of their residential areas experiencing armed engagements or the use of heavy weapons. Of the total 540,000 Palestine refugees in Syria, almost all require assistance. http://www.unrwa.org/syria-crisis
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RE: "UN ignores starvation of Palestinians by Syrian regime" by the New York Post Editorial Board
nypost.com/2014/01/18/un-ignores-starvation-of-palestinians-by-syrian-regime/

Dear Editor,

Daily I have seen world wide online news coverage of the UN being very much aware of the starvation of Palestinians... and on January 17th, American Task Force on Palestine announced a press conference on the topic ATFP Briefing on Palestinian Refugees in Syria and the Crisis at Yarmouk.

Panelists will include Richard Wright, the Director of the UNRWA New York Representative Office; Andrew J. Tabler, Senior Fellow at the The Washington Institute for Near East Policy; and ATFP Senior Fellow Hussein Ibish.
   http://www.americantaskforce.org/civicrm/event/info?id=17&reset=1 

Perhaps your editorial board needs to find some better sources of news and information in order to help formulate more accurate and helpful editorials.  

Sincerely,
Anne Selden Annab
 


NOTES
"People in neighbouring states have shown incredible compassion and opened their homes to hundreds of thousands of people but we all have a shared responsibility. It would be catastrophic if the neighbouring countries closed their borders to the thousands of people who flee the conflict every day. Yet how can we call on Syria’s neighbours to keep their borders open to refugees if we keep our own under lock and key?"
 
ATFP Briefing on Palestinian Refugees in Syria and the Crisis at Yarmouk: The National Press Club Washington DC- January 22nd, 2014

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Murdering Palestinians by starvation in Syria... much crueler and more arbitrary than anything imposed on Gaza by either Israel or Egypt.

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Analysis: Why Palestinian leadership is right to engage in peace talks

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Jerusalem... the respective capitals of Israel and Palestine

Hussein Ibish: Time for honesty about dialogue with Israel

Palestine is abundant in energy, skills, passion, and determination. Only when our belief in citizen solutions is reignited and our respect for one another is re-established can we officially witness the transformation we want as a society." Muna Dajani & Sami Backleh: This Week in Palestine

Arts & Culture: Organizers Prepare Palestinian Museum For 2015 Opening... Biggest of Its Kind, Privately-Sponsored Institution Will Have Satellite Locations Around the Globe


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  • All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
The Golden Rule... Do unto others as you would have them do unto you

The Office of International Religious Freedom ( http://www.state.gov/j/drl/irf/ )   Given the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks to:

Promote freedom of religion and conscience throughout the world as a fundamental human right and as a source of stability for all countries


American Task Force on Palestine (ATFP) supports Palestinian institution-building, good governance, anti-corruption measures, economic development, and improved living standards. ATFP categorically and unequivocally condemns all violence against civilians, no matter the cause and who the victims or perpetrators may be. http://www.americantaskforce.org/

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