Ordinary Palestinian, Lebanese and Israeli families are suffering from a military conflict that must cease says the Australian Council of Trade Unions."Union Aid Abroad - APHEDA has two appeals for humanitarian assistance, one for families in the Gaza Strip and another for families in Burj el-Barajneh refugee camp in Lebanon. I urge people to make donations to these appeals - please ring 1800 888 674 or visit www.apheda.org.au," said Ms Burrow.
"Immediate steps must be taken to end the ongoing attacks against civilians and civilian targets," Sharan Burrow, President of the ACTU said today.
"It is working people who are suffering, and especially the children and elderly in the refugee camps in Lebanon.
"It is vital at this time of rapidly rising tension that all parties observe the requirements of international humanitarian law, and that the Australian Government takes all appropriate steps to insist that they do so," says Ms Burrow.
According to Article 147 of the Fourth Geneva Convention, "extensive destruction ... not justified by military necessity and carried out unlawfully and wantonly," is a grave breach of the Geneva Conventions and constitute war crimes.
Likewise Article 33 prohibits "collective penalties and likewise all measures of intimidation or of terrorism".
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