【慈幼通訊社
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2014
年
07
月
31
日意大利羅馬訊】
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7月28日，八個在巴勒斯坦地區服務的意大利組織，包括國際義工關注發展組織(VIS)，聯合發表聲明，要求意大利及國際社會，因應近日的局勢，繼續動員支援，以示與巴勒斯坦人民，這次大屠殺的受害者團結一致。他們響應教宗方濟各的呼籲，要求立即回復和平，並得到總會長及溫幗儀修母的支持。
「要犧牲多少孩童、婦女、長者，我們才稱之為大屠殺？我們的多個政府無力譴責一個佔領、監禁、屠殺整個民族的國家，而要如此冷漠地回應：『不相稱使用武力』、『抵抗的權利』、『雙方的損毀』、『人盾』，要到何時呢？」「我們聲稱捍衛人權的政府，要繼續袒護一個轟炸在沙灘玩皮球的小孩、襲擊學校、醫院和救護車，並把一個又一個的社區徹底摧殘的國家，要到何時呢？」
聯合公佈以這一串連的問題作為開端，公佈由在巴勒斯坦服務的意大利非政府組織發表，包括國際義工關注發展組織、亞洲社區服務（ACS）、國際社會科學理事會(CISS)、協助發展中國家協會(COSPE)、區域合作行動中心(CRIC)、教育支持組織(EDUCAID)、海外(OVERSEAS)以及地球之風(VENTO DI TERRA)。公佈中明確指出，這場衝突中有著明顯的戰爭罪行事件。聲明中繼續指出：「我們同時請求國際組織及各國政府動員，要求衝突各方恪守國際人道法及國際法，立即制止襲擊行動。」
最近，總會長范達民神父要求慈幼大家庭，響應教宗方濟各的和平呼籲。溫幗儀修母在聲明中，對此表示完全同意，並附上這些話：「請停止吧！這是我們所要說的，我們所希望的。我們願意作出一點具體行動，作為我們維護世界和平使命的一部份。」
Gaza: communiqué issued by Italian NGOs in Palestine
(ANS - Italy –Roma, 31 July 2014) – On 28 July last, eight Italian organizations engaged in Palestine, including VIS, issued a statement in which they are asking Italian and international society to continue to mobilize, as is happening these days, to express solidarity for the Palestinian population, victims of this massacre. They ask for immediate peace, as requested by the appeal of Pope Francis which was supported by the Rector Major and Mother Reungoat.
"How many children, women and elderly people have yet to die before we use the word massacre? How long will our governments continue to use cold expressions like 'disproportionate use of force', 'rights of defence', 'collateral damage', 'human shields' because they cannot condemn a state that occupies, imprisons and kills an entire people? ". "How long will our governments, who say they are defenders of human rights, continue to defend a state that bombards children playing football on a beach, striking schools, hospitals and ambulances and razing entire neighbourhoods?".
These are the opening questionsin an alarming communiqué issued by the Italian NGOs engaged in Palestine: VIS, ACS, CISS, COSPE, CRIC, EDUCAID, OVERSEAS and VENTO DI TERRA. It asserts that in this conflict there are clear instances of war crimes. The statement continues: "We also ask that international bodies and governments mobilize to demand full compliance with International Humanitarian Law and International Law; for an immediate end to the attack. "
In recent days,Fr Ángel Fernández Artime, Rector Major of the Salesians, has asked the Salesian Family to join the call for peace by Pope Francis. Mother Reungoat in a statement expressed her full agreement, saying among other things: “ ‘Stop, please,’ is also our word and our wish. We want to do something concrete as part of our commitment to peace in the world."