Extreme Agression

WHILST it is wrong and even sinful to allow an evil thing to occur without us lifting a finger against it, especially when it occurs before our very eyes, at the time of our lives, the least thing we can do is to condemn in our hearts.

One of the uses of language is to condemn, and man indeed is the only animal that does it. The Israeli agression in Palestine as well as Lebanon is a situation worthy of damnation. I am joining my government in condemning the Israel, and whoever behind the state terrorist, for what they have done to the Palestinians and the Lebanese.

Foreign Ministry Press Release No. 45/PR/VI/2006:
(My Translation)

The Government of Indonesia Strongly Condemns the Israeli Military Agressions in Gaza

The Government of Indonesia strongly condemns the agressions by Israeli military in Gaza, Palestine, and the detainment of a number of Palestinian cabinet members and Parliament on the 29th of June 2006.

The uses of excessive military power, collective punishment and destruction of civil facilities by Israel have caused their wide ranges of impacts upon humanity, and are outrageous noncompliances to the international law. The Government of Indonesia demands that the agressions and acts of violence be stopped and that the Palestinian leaders be released free.

Meanwhile, the two parties, Palestine and Israel, are urged to revert to dialogs and negotiations for the settlement of the Palestina-Israel problems. International communities, especially the members of the Quatets, must make every new endeavor towards re-arrangements of the peaceful process that has since stopped.

The Government of Indonesia appeals to the Palestinian leaders and people to stand united because separation will only weaken their power and drawback the Palestinian struggle.

Jakarta, 30 June 2006

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