22,559 signatures
Petition is addressed to: die deutsche Bundesregierung
We demand that the German government:
- take a firmer stand for an immediate ceasefire and insist on the protection of civilians;
- deny all licenses for arms exports when there is a risk that they will be used in violation of international law;
- exert considerably more pressure on Israel to immediately end the illegal blockade and allow unhindered access for humanitarian aid;
- take effective measures in order to end illegal settlement construction by Israel as well as settler violence;
- demand, with a view to the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion of 19 July 2024, that the illegal occupation be ended as rapidly as possible;
- actively support the international judiciary and the Commission of Inquiry of the United Nations;
- advocate for the release of all hostages and unlawfully detained persons;
- protect the right to freedom of speech and assembly and end the criminalization of constitutionally protected expressions of opinion in the context of Palestine/Israel.
Reason
More than 40,000 people in Palestine and more than 1,200 people in Israel have been killed in the current war. Moreover, there are at least 92,000 wounded and countless missing persons as well as deep traumatization. This escalation of violence must be stopped. Especially the civilian population in Gaza is suffering from the catastrophic situation caused by the repeated displacement of nearly two million people in their own country, with humanitarian aid being blocked, power and water supply being cut off and destruction on a massive scale. The UN speaks of a famine and a medical emergency. The situation in Gaza is not the result of natural disaster, but of indiscriminate violence and a deliberate blockade. The German government’s political reaction to this situation must change fundamentally.
The petition was launched by:
CARE Deutschland e.V.
IPPNW Deutschland
medico international
NRC Flüchtlingshilfe Deutschland
Oxfam Deutschland e.V.
pax christi, Deutsche Sektion e.V.
Weltfriedensdienst e.V.
It is also supported by:
Arbeitskreis Palästina Brühl-Battir
Arbeitskreis Palästina der Lokalen Agenda 21 in Stadt und Kreis Neuwied
Ärzte der Welt e.V.
Bielefelder Nahost-Initiative
Bremer Friedensforum
Bündnis für Gerechtigkeit zwischen Israelis und Palästinensern e.V.
Church and Peace
Deutsch-Palästinensische Gesellschaft e.V.
Deutsch-Palästinensischer Frauenverein e.V.
Deutsche Sektion der Internationalen Frauenliga für Frieden und Freiheit (IFFF)
Forum Ziviler Friedensdienst
Frauen wagen Frieden
Freunde von Sabeel Deutschland e.V.
Handicap International e.V.
Humanistische Union Deutschland
Initiative zur Förderung der Beziehung zwischen Nürnberg und Nablus e.V. (INNA)
Internationale Liga für Menschenrechte
Israelis für Frieden
Israelisches Komitee gegen Hauszerstörungen
Jüdisch-Palästinensische Dialoggruppe München
Jüdische Stimme für gerechten Frieden in Nahost
Kairos Palästina Solidaritätsnetz Deutschland
Kölner Friedensforum
Kooperation für den Frieden
Lebenshaus Schwäbische Alb – Gemeinschaft für soziale Gerechtigkeit, Frieden und Ökologie e.V.
Nahostgruppe Mannheim
Offenbacher Friedensinitiative
Ohne Rüstung Leben
Palästina Initiative Region Hannover
Partnerschaftsverein Bonn-Ramallah e.V.
SALAM SHALOM Arbeitskreis Palästina-Israel e.V.
Solidarität International
Terre des Hommes Deutschland
Verein zur Förderung der Städtepartnerschaft Köln-Bethlehem e.V.
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Petition details
Petition started:
08/15/2024
Petition ends:
03/12/2025
Region:
Germany
Topic:
Foreign affairs
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Dear supporters,
finally, a ceasefire! Now we need pressure to ensure that it becomes permanent and leads to a political solution with equal rights for all. The demands in our petition remain as relevant as ever.
After a first rally “For a just peace in Palestine and Israel” on 18 October in Berlin, followed by further rallies in Bremen and Munich, there will now be parallel rallies in Berlin, Cologne and Nuremberg on 15 February. We’d like to share the following call of the organizers of those rallies with you:
We invite you to take to the streets with us: for a permanent end to the killing and to stop arms exports. For a just peace in Palestine and Israel!
📅 15 February 2025
📌 Berlin (Spreebogenpark) ⏰ 2 p.m.
📌 Cologne (Heumarkt)... further -
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on 09 Dec 2024Dear supporters,
as announced in our last message, the rally “For a just peace in Palestine and Israel – Protect civilians, stop arms exports!” took place in Berlin on October 18, whose topics and demands where very similar to those of our petition. (However, the petition and the rally are different initiatives supported by different sets of organizations). You can view the individual speeches at the rally here: gerechter-frieden.org/contributions/ .
After much positive feedback about the rally, there will now also be local rallies in other cities with a similar call. If you‘re interested in taking part in such a rally near you or perhaps even contributing to organizing one, please write to the organizers of the Berlin rally at... further -
Dear supporters,
thank you for supporting the petition "for a just peace in Gaza"! We’ve now collected more than 14,500 signatures.
We want to make you aware of a rally on Friday, 18 October 2024. Under the heading "For a just peace in Palestine and Israel – Protect civilians, stop arms exports!", a broad alliance of more than 30 organizations is calling for a protest at the Federal Chancellery; the content and demands are very similar to those of the petition.
The rally calls on the German government to use all available means for securing an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire between the parties to the conflict. It also demands not to supply any arms to Israel if there is a risk that they will be used in violation of international... further
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Diese Petition ist mir wichtig im Interesse der Menschenrechte, im Interesse der Freiheit und im Hinblick auf die Ungerechtigkeit, unter der das palästinensische Volk seit vielen Jahren leidet. Wir danken Ihnen allen für diese sehr wichtige Petition in dieser sensiblen Zeit.
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Nie wieder ist jetzt. Der deutsche Staat unterstützt und begünstigt schwere rassistische Gewalttaten, Kriegsverbrechen, ethnische Säuberungen und Massenmorde. Er versucht, durch zynische, entmenschlichende Propaganda öffentliche Zustimmung zu erzeugen. Wir sollten nicht ein zweites Mal darauf hereinfallen.