NJPN rejects Trump plan for Gaza

Thousands of Gazans returning from camps in the south to their destroyed homes - Screenshot

The NJPN have issued the following response to President Trump's announcement that he plans to evict the entire population of Gaza and redevelop it.

The National Justice and Peace Network of England and Wales rejects completely the proposal of the President of the United States for the 'takeover' of Gaza and the obscene plan to create yet another playground for the wealthy. The proposal violates international humanitarian and human rights law and blatantly disregards the basic rights of the Palestinian people.

To suggest that movement of the population of Gaza will be voluntary, when the area has been deliberately rendered uninhabitable, is contemptible.

There is no concern for the Palestinian people who have no wish to leave their homeland. Where are they expected to go?

As pilgrims of hope in this Jubilee year, where is the hope for the people of the land called 'Holy'? Hope is to be found in the countless displaced Gazans as they trek back to their homes in the desecrated neighbourhoods of Gaza. NJPN applauds their courage and supports them in their right to be agents of their own future in a Palestinian homeland.

As people of faith, we are called to speak and act with truth and integrity and to condemn injustice and any failures to recognise the innate dignity of all our sisters and brothers, who have the right to live in a land of their choosing.

We call on our elected leaders, and our faith leaders, to listen to the voices of those who condemn such an outrage, to speak out and to actively stand against the proposal from the United States, in solidarity with the people of Palestine. To remain passive is to collude in crimes against humanity. We must ALL speak out for a sustainable peace that is built on justice and on the recognition of the equal rights and dignity of all people.

Anne Peacey, on behalf of NJPN Executive

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National Justice and Peace Network: www.justice-and-peace.org.uk/