Patsy McGlone 11th June 2010

Letter to the Israeli Ambassador

SDLP Headquarters
121 Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 1SH

9th June 2010

Zion Evrony
Ambassador of Israel
Carrisbrook House
122 Pembroke Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4

Dear Ambassador,

I write to express my strong condemnation of the recent action taken by the Israeli Government against civilians on a humanitarian mission to Gaza. Their mission was to provide humanitarian aid and building supplies to the area, and the extreme, violent and disproportionate response by the Israeli forces must be denounced as a violation of human rights. These actions cannot and will not go unchallenged.

The SDLP is a party that has always stood up for Human and Civil Rights, and we call for the immediate release of all civilians, vessels and aid by the Israeli government. The International community will not allow Israel to continue to show such disregard for international law and human rights, and we in the SDLP will pursue this matter further at every level available to us.

Yours sincerely,



Patsy McGlone MLA
Deputy Leader of the SDLP

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