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- Three questions….to
Jacques Gaillot
What do you think of the "re-opening"
of what can be called the war in Lebanon?
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It is a criminal action, contrary to
the Geneva conventions, a violation of humanitarian rights, a
collective punishment of the Lebanese people. This colonial war
deserves a firm condemnation.
I do not forget Gaza submitted to continuous bombing and to murderous
commando actions of the Israeli army. |
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- If the protection of the northern
Israeli population is legitimate, what do you think of the means
used by Israel?
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- If you want security, you try to
make peace not war. This supposes to negotiate with the Palestinians,
the Syrians and the Lebanese.
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Since a long time, it is known what
has to be negotiated: the withdrawal of the Israeli army from
the occupied territories, the evacuation of the Golan and the
Chebaa farms, the dismantling of the colonies, the question of
the refugees' right to return, the question of the water, the
sharing of Jerusalem, the liberation of war prisoners. |
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- There are more than 8 000 Palestinian
prisoners including hundreds of women and children, dozens of
Lebanese of which is a communist activist, Samir, in jail since
25 years.
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To choose war instead of political negotiation
could lead to a dead end. We have not yet seen an army winning
against a guerrilla. |
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Once more the international community
has proved to be unable to solve the conflict. Why such an incapability?
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The goal of the White House is to build
a "Grand Middle East" and to establish with the Israeli
government the conditions for a change in the region. Who is
against it? I see there a reason for an incapability of the international
community. |
Interview by Olivier Galzi
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