From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Tue Jan 13 2009 - 08:34:59 EST
"The source questioned Israel's groundless allegations against Yemen,
including that it provides missiles, saying perhaps they are using it as a
justification to commit massacres against the Palestinians ... The Zionist
newspaper the Jerusalem Post mentioned in its latest report that weapons
smuggled to Gaza come from Yemen, passing through Eritrea, Sudan, northern
Egypt and finally to Gaza."
Yemeni Lawyers Union forms legal team for trial of Zionist leaders
Posted in: Local News
Written By: Abdul-Aziz Oudah
Article Date: Jan 13, 2009 - 2:23:48 AM
The Yemeni Lawyers Union intends to file a formal case with the
International Criminal Court against Israeli officials on charges of
genocide for their attacks against innocent civilians in Gaza.
A statement signed by 11 lawyers, mostly human rights activists and law
experts, including the head of the Yemeni Lawyers Association Abdullah
Rahjeh, will seek to indict seven Israeli officials involved in the killing
of children, the elderly and the handicapped.
The statement explained that the Zionist Prime minister, Ehud Olmert, the
Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and the army Chief of Staff Ehud Barrack are
directly responsible for the massacre.
In a related issue, the civil society coordinator for Palestinian support
welcomed this initiative by lawyers. Deputy Coordinator for the lawyers Dr.
Amen al-Atrash said that the lawyers initiative is a qualitative step, and a
practical call for the trial of Zionist war criminals. He added in a press
release that the Yemeni lawyers' stance supports Yemen's steady support of
the Palestinian cause.
On the other hand, a source at the Foreign Ministry denied Israeli
allegations that Yemen provides Hamas with long range Chinese missiles,
adding that it is illogical to think that Yemen could smuggle these missiles
across the borders of several countries.
The source questioned Israel's groundless allegations against Yemen,
including that it provides missiles, saying perhaps they are using it as a
justification to commit massacres against the Palestinians. He argues that
their allegations result from Yemen's clear stance against Zionist
aggression in Gaza.
The Zionist newspaper the Jerusalem Post mentioned in its latest report that
weapons smuggled to Gaza come from Yemen, passing through Eritrea, Sudan,
northern Egypt and finally to Gaza.
The newspaper quoted a security spokesman as saying that the grad katiocha
missiles launched from Birr Saba' last Wednesday were Chinese made, and
smuggled through the Sinai. The paper said that Defense Ministry officials
have claimed the missiles have a 40 km. range. They are similar to the
Soviet 122mm rocket; however they are also more complex weapons than the
Iranian grad katiocha rockets. The source did not mention if they were
widely used during the second Lebanese war.
A defense source told the paper that the missiles were smuggled to Gaza
through an opening in the border between Egypt and Gaza, adding that despite
the border closure, Hamas continued to smuggle long range missiles through a
tunnel under the Delphi crossing. The source added that the missiles were
bought by either Iran or Hizbullah, and shipped through the Sinai.
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