Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and Australia is failing to act.
Right now Israel is escalating a campaign of killing, demolitions and collective punishment in the West Bank.
Yet Australia continues to export weapons, fuel, military-intelligence and finance to Israel in violation of international law.
The world is taking action, but Australia is falling behind: 12 European countries – including the UK, France and Canada – have announced a fresh ban on trade and sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements. These are the “like-minded” countries that Australia usually takes action with. UK Foreign Minister Ed Miliband has denounced settler terrorists for carrying out ethnic cleansing in the West Bank. Australia should match these sanctions urgently as a bare minimum.
Send your message to the Australian Government: Sanction Israel now!
Israeli leaders are now calling for an escalation of the violence in the West Bank “exactly as we did in Gaza” where more than 74,000 people were murdered in its Genocide. International law is clear: states must prevent and punish genocide and illegal occupation.
As Australia’s closest allies now take basic action, the Australian Government must match these sanctions as a minimum.
Ban trade with illegal settlements, expand sanctions against ethnic cleansing, and ensure Australian companies, investments and institutions are not helping sustain an unlawful occupation, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.
Send your message to the Australian Government: Sanction Israel now.
Email your MP: Demand Australia sanction Israel.
What are we asking the Australian government to do?
We are asking the Australian government to implement the following policy measures in line with our obligations under international law:
1) Broad and extensive sanctions
- Targeted sanctions on Israeli government officials, military leaders, individuals and institutions involved in and responsible for Israel’s genocide, illegal occupation and settlement regime and it's apartheid regime.
- Expand sanctions to include entities, companies and organisations facilitating illegal settlements and serious human rights abuses.
2) An end to diplomatic support
- Cut off economic, industry, trade, diplomatic and military relationships. End all bilateral cooperation schemes, cross-border investments and cultural programs between Australia and Israel.
- Expel the Israeli Ambassador to Australia and recall Australia's Ambassador to Israel until serious violations of international law and abuses against Australian citizens and Palestinians are addressed
3) Cut off the weapons
- Suspend all arms agreements, cooperation and arms deals with Israel, including the export, import and transfer of arms, parts, components and dual use items used by Israel in its assaults on the Palestinian people. This includes any deals or trade with third countries or companies where Israel is the end user.
4) Stop Australian money from funding the occupation
- Prohibit investment from Australian institutions (like superannuation funds, universities or banks) in companies complicit with Israel's occupation and genocide.
- Cancel the DGR status of any Australian charities that contribute to, support or benefit from Israel’s illegal settlements.
5) Use international law to hold Israel to account
- Proactively support investigations into Israeli war crimes and cooperate with the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court.
- Uphold Australia's obligations under the Genocide Convention, the Geneva Convention and the Arms Trade Treaty.
- Investigate Australian citizens who have served with the IDF where there are credible allegations of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide .
6) Respect Palestinian rights
- Recognise the rights of Palestinian people to self-determination.
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For the past two years, we have witnessed Israel's relentless and horrifying assault on Gaza, an atrocity that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) says plausibly constitutes genocide.
We need your help to call on Australia's government to enact sanctions against Israel.
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