From: "Mark Tinsley" <mark@xfilesuk.com>
To: <letters@haaretz.co.il>, <editor@haaretz.co.il>
Copies to: <sar@justice.gov.il>, <sar@mofa.gov.il>, <pm_eng@pmo.gov.il>,
<info@gush-shalom.org>
Subject: Gush Shalom
Date sent: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 23:15:28 +0100

To the Editor,

I am writing to express my support for the principled and courageous
initiative of Gush Shalom to inform IDF personnel that by committing
actions that may be war crimes they not only run the risk of violating
international standards of morality, but also international law as well
- for which they may be held accountable.

Israel was rightly established soon after the horrifying events of WWII,
and I urge you to consider the following quote when joining in an
unprincipled attack on a group which embodies the very best standards of
peaceful co-existence, humanity and Judaism:

"Individuals have international duties which transcend the national
obligations of obedience. Therefore [individual citizens] have the duty
to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against peace and humanity
from occurring" -- Nuremberg War Crime Tribunal, 1950.

Sincerely,
Mark Tinsley
UK Citizen.

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