Petition Calls for Israel's Expulsion from the UN

Recently, a grassroots movement cropped up, an attempt to expel the State of Israel from the United Nations.

The movement was in response to recent violence in the region, but outlines in detail the resolutions passed by the UN Security Council through the years that have been disregarded by the State of Israel.

In the petition, (which can be viewed in full at www.petitiononline.com)a number of violations were addressed, from illegal house demolition to the targeting of civilians and the extra-judicial killing of civilians. UN resolutions in violation were pointed out, as well as the disregard for the International Declaration of Human Rights.

The petition, which addressed the former Apartheid Government of South Africa as an example, called on Secretary General Kofi Annan and the five permanent members of the Security Council to reject the credentials of the State of Israel, until they are in full compliance with international law.

The petition concluded stating, "We, citizens of the world concerned with the respect of international law, human rights law, humanitarian law and the decisions and resolutions of the bodies of the United Nations, call on the members of the United Nations Security Council to recommend to the General Assembly the expulsion of the State of Israel from the United Nations until such a time as the State of Israel has implemented the said resolutions and meets its obligations under international law as a full-fledged member of the international community."