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To: To all TDs and Senators
Join the Hague Group in Opposing the Genocide in Gaza
We commend the Government for attending the Hague Group Emergency summit. We now urge the Government to sign up to the six agreed pledges before the deadline of September 20th.
Why is this important?
Across Ireland, people have struggled with horror and outrage, as measures to halt the genocide in Gaza have been repeatedly blocked at the UN.
Led by South Africa and Colombia, the Hague Group of countries have come together to demand an end to this criminal cruelty.
Ireland attended the Hague group's emergency conference held recently in Bogota. They joined the thirty states who unanimously called for an immediate ceasefire. Twelve states have also committed to six pledges, designed to end international complicity in the genocide, to uphold international law, and to hold perpetrators of war crimes responsible for their actions. Ireland and other states are asked to join them in committing to these pledges by September 20th.
Like South Africa and Colombia, we in Ireland understand the key role of international solidarity. We understand deeply the importance of a just peace.
The six pledges are :
1.Prevent the provision or transfer of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment and dual-use items to Israel.
2.Prevent the transit, docking and servicing of vessels where there is a clear risk that they are carrying military goods to Israel.
3.Deny carriage of such items by ships under national flags, and impose penalties, including de-flagging, for non-compliance.
4.Review all public contracts to ensure that state funds and institutions are not supporting Israel's illegal occupation.
5.Pursue national or international investigations and prosecutions for serious international crimes.
6.Support the use of international jurisdiction in domestic legal systems to enable prosecutions for crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
We urge all political representatives to ensure that Ireland join the Hague Group in committing to these six pledges before September 20th, in removing Ireland from complicity in genocide and in upholding international law.
Led by South Africa and Colombia, the Hague Group of countries have come together to demand an end to this criminal cruelty.
Ireland attended the Hague group's emergency conference held recently in Bogota. They joined the thirty states who unanimously called for an immediate ceasefire. Twelve states have also committed to six pledges, designed to end international complicity in the genocide, to uphold international law, and to hold perpetrators of war crimes responsible for their actions. Ireland and other states are asked to join them in committing to these pledges by September 20th.
Like South Africa and Colombia, we in Ireland understand the key role of international solidarity. We understand deeply the importance of a just peace.
The six pledges are :
1.Prevent the provision or transfer of arms, munitions, military fuel, related military equipment and dual-use items to Israel.
2.Prevent the transit, docking and servicing of vessels where there is a clear risk that they are carrying military goods to Israel.
3.Deny carriage of such items by ships under national flags, and impose penalties, including de-flagging, for non-compliance.
4.Review all public contracts to ensure that state funds and institutions are not supporting Israel's illegal occupation.
5.Pursue national or international investigations and prosecutions for serious international crimes.
6.Support the use of international jurisdiction in domestic legal systems to enable prosecutions for crimes committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
We urge all political representatives to ensure that Ireland join the Hague Group in committing to these six pledges before September 20th, in removing Ireland from complicity in genocide and in upholding international law.