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To: Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister
OPEN LETTER on Gaza: A message from Northern Ireland
People in Northern Ireland are no strangers to the violence and indiscriminate killing that comes from conflict and oppression.
We call on you to make every effort to de-escalate the situation in Israel-Gaza, and protect the loss of innocent life.
Why is this important?
All human life is precious. No matter where we come from, we all deserve to live free from violence and to put our children to bed, knowing that they will wake up safely.
The world has been horrified by the loss of life that has taken place in Israel and Palestine over the last week. Benjamin Netanyahu and his far-right government have launched a vicious, all-out attack on civilians trapped inside Gaza and is planning on bombing the people there, nearly half of whom are children, to extinction. The killing of so many innocent people by Hamas sent shockwaves throughout the world and we grieve for all the lives unjustly lost. But here more than anywhere, we know that this response will lead only to more death, loss and horror. At times like this, we must hold fast to our humanity. We in Northern Ireland know all too well the devastating impact of cycles of violence, and how they reverberate across generations.
We call on you to do all you can to stop the war and the slaughter of innocent civilians in this conflict.
A future of peace and safety, grounded in justice, freedom and equality for all, is the only option.