The name of God Goodness, truth, justice, duty, conscience Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 which stated in its preamble (that the recognition of the inherent dignity of all members of the human family and the equal and inalienable rights is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world.) And the text of Article III: that every individual has the right to life, liberty and security of person. According to the Fourth Geneva Convention on the protection of civilian persons in time of war, dated 12 August 1948 all of its articles According to the International Convention on the Prohibition of the Use of Incendiary Weapons in articles I, II, signed in Geneva on 10 October of 1980. And the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 And Security Council resolutions condemning Israeli attacks on the people Filstunai since 1948 and to this day .. We, the undersigned, on this statement, a group of Arab intellectuals, university professors, intellectuals, researchers, writers, poets, writers, journalists, media professionals, doctors, engineers, pharmacists, lawyers, artists, sculptors, artists, artists, members of cultural associations, forums and human rights and students of universities, We ask you to assume your responsibilities towards the Israeli massacres against the people of the heinous Gaza Strip, men, women and children and the elderly following a savage attack by Israel is using internationally prohibited weapons, including bombs, white phosphorous, which express all of crimes punishable by the laws and international conventions, and may punish the most important of these crimes killed and injured thousands of civilians by the indiscriminate shelling of residential neighborhoods and the absence of distinction between civilians and military, as well as for the property and prevent the entry of medical supplies and food sector of the population and the targeting of educational institutions, hospitals, and the greatest destruction and devastation of the Palestinian environment as a result of the use of phosphorus and other internationally prohibited weapons which will be the results of long-term .. The proportion of children more than 40% of the total casualties reported based information sources and human rights and humanitarian primary outcome was the proportion of children killed 410 people, including more than 40 people were killed in a school Fakhurah of the UN Relief Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and 1300 injured in addition to thousands of orphans and displaced persons who suffer from hunger, thirst, fear and psychological crises due to scenes of crime that occurred to them, including children and found the bodies after days clinging to their mothers, screaming in fear and horror and starvation. We can not fail to note this fact and is very serious that there is more than 70% of the children of Gaza, especially the border areas had been shelled by Israel were born in the early stages during the Israeli aggression and as a result, medical specialists, according to a report in the hospital sector who stress the health risks due to the amount that . It should be noted that institutions and organizations and human rights of Palestinian and Arab and international documented these facts, pictures and sound, which confirms Israel to commit these brutal massacres without regard to any international conventions or agreements concerning the situation of civilians in war, especially children. Therefore, in the light of these data and the open violation of international laws and all the most important: Violation of the explicit text of article 25 of the Hague Regulations of 1907 which banned the attack or the bombing of cities, villages, houses and buildings protected, whatever the means used. Violation of the explicit text and content of Article 50 and Article 51 and 52 of Geneva Protocol I to the four Geneva Conventions of 1977 which provided for the immunity of the civilian population. Violation of the explicit text of article 54 of the Geneva Protocol which banned completely starve civilians and put them in the difficult conditions. Violation of the explicit text of article 55 of the Geneva Protocol which banned the use of methods or means of warfare which are intended or expected to cause damage to the natural environment and therefore harmful to the health or survival of the population. Violation of the explicit text of article 71 of the Protocol, which committed the warring parties to respect and facilitate the task of relief work, transport and distribution of relief consignments. We call on all institutions and human rights of Arab and international organizations and relevant United Nations body to work on the prosecution and the prosecution of Israeli leaders and military commanders and politicians to bring war criminals to international courts against the children of the Gaza Strip. This document was prepared by a group of Arab intellectuals on 1-27-2009 ==========================

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