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Intel Must Close Its Plants In "Kiryat Gat"

To: Mr. Paul S. Otellini, Intel President and Chief Executive Officer

We the undersigned demand that Intel abandon its investments and shut down and dismantle its plants in Israel without delay. The company's manufacturing plants in Kiryat Gat are built on private land without permission of its owners and in violation of international law. Intel is trespassing on...

We the undersigned demand that Intel abandon its investments and shut down and dismantle its plants in Israel without delay. The company's manufacturing plants in Kiryat Gat are built on private land without permission of its owners and in violation of international law. Intel is trespassing on privately-owned US citizens' property!

Kiryat Gat was built on the ruins of the Palestinian village of Iraq Al-Manshiya which Israel destroyed in 1949. The original inhabitants of the village and the nearby village of Fallujah were expelled in 1949 by the Zionist state contrary to international law and an armistice agreement sponsored by the UN and which Israel itself signed earlier that year. Some of the Palestinian refugees from Iraq Al-Manshiya, who own the land on which Intel built its Fab 18 and Fab 28 manufacturing plants without permission, became US citizens, and are living in the US where they pay taxes.

Intel should not trespass, profit, participate and allow Israel to have economic benefits from the illegal dispossession of Palestinians. Israel is denying Palestinian refugees their right to return to their lands and homes which it is occupying. This natural, inalienable, individual and collective right is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and International Law, and is supported by numerous UN resolutions.

Intel has far more attractive options long-term for building and expanding its operations legally in other countries. These legal options serve Intel's customers, shareholders and employees in far more honorable and productive ways.

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The original inhabitants of Iraq Al-Manshiya and the nearby village of Fallujah were expelled from their villages in 1949 by Israel contrary to international law and an armistice agreement which Israel itself signed earlier that year on 24 February 1949. This agreement, which was co-signed by the UN mediator, the American Ralph Bunche, guaranteed the land, property and safety of the people of Iraq Al-Manshiya and Faluja, and their right to remain in their villages. According to Zionist historian Benny Morris, the villagers of Iraq Al-Manshiya (and Fallujah) were expelled by "intimidation using all means". There are now 24,000 Iraq Al-Manshiya refugees, living in refugee camps in Jordan (15,000) and in the West Bank (9,000). Some are now US citizens, living in the US and paying taxes.

Intel built and operates two manufacturing plants, known as Fab 18 and Fab 28, which it opened in 1999 and 2009, respectively on Iraq Al-Manshiya land which belongs partly to US citizens (see attached map from Palestine Land Society). Intel did this without the knowledge of the owners of the land or their permission. Thus, the company is in violation of international law and trespassing on privately-owned US citizens' property.

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I cannot understand why, a people that has suffered so much in the past should inflict to the Palestinians the same kind of treatment. Israel must stop behaving like a bully and give back the Palestinians what it has stolen from them, and still that won't not be enough because the lives taken cannot be given back.

Jessie Taylor

^^ the bible is HARDLY a reliable record of history. give me a break. the land was NEVER jewish property, no matter how far back in time you look. It has always been shared land until european jews came in after their displacement by the nazis, and systematically began doing the very same thing to the palestinians!! every peace treaty since the 40's and onwards has been in israeli favor and hasnt lasted because of israels persistasnce and breaking the treaty and continuing to TAKE from the palestinians.. this is history and this is FACT. The arab brains used to "make bombs" as you remark with such class i might add, is only to counteract the brainless israeli occupation. And dont misunderstand this either, my argument is with the government and those who support this injustice, many israeli citizens are even coming to stand and defend the palestinians.. so please check your facts and more importantly use your heart when you speak because your comments are dripping with disdain for a people who have suffered enough.!
free palestine and a united middle east <3

Ahmed Abdelrahman

Sharon Cohen you are one of the jewash prpoganda which bult in lay on lay you know that the jewish people not living at thisland and kingdom ofisrael was at shechim only founded by the achav the king .

I AM SICK OF THE INDIFFERENT ATTITUDE, AND IN FACT, SUUPORT, THE EU GIVE, TO THE MURDEROUS ZIONIST REGIME AGAINST THE PELESTINIAN PEOPLE, I IMPLORE EVERYONE TO SIGN THE PETITION, AND FURTHER TO MAKE KNOWN TO THEIR LOCAL TD'S, THEIR ABSOLUTE DISGUST, OF THE IRISH GOVERMENT'S SUPPORT OF THIS DISGUSTING REGIME.

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Brenna Ceallaigh

You're evil, Sharon.

Mutaz I. Sankari

Sharon Cohen U are the liar here. U are killers.

Israel apartheid against Palestinians.
-Basic laws in the state of Israel that allow any Jew to acquire automatic citizenship while denying such citizenship to millions of Palestinian refugees (unless they convert to Judaism).
-Israel is the only country in the world that distinguishes citizenship from nationality. It considers all Jews, regardless of their citizenship, as “nationals of the state with certain rights not granted to others.
International law and resolutions are very clear on...

Israel apartheid against Palestinians.
-Basic laws in the state of Israel that allow any Jew to acquire automatic citizenship while denying such citizenship to millions of Palestinian refugees (unless they convert to Judaism).
-Israel is the only country in the world that distinguishes citizenship from nationality. It considers all Jews, regardless of their citizenship, as “nationals of the state with certain rights not granted to others.
International law and resolutions are very clear on the issue of Palestinian refugees. United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194 (December 1948) “Resolves that the refugees wishing to return to their homes and live at peace with their neighbors should be permitted to do at the earliest practicable date, and that compensation should be paid for the property of those choosing not to return and for the loss or damage to property…” This resolutions has been reaffirmed one hundred and ten times by the UN. The Fourth UN Geneva Conventions (1949) Article 49 prohibits “individual or mass forcible transfers…regardless of their motive” and calls for evacuated persons to be “transferred back to their homes as soon as hostilities in the area in question have ceased.” The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) Article 13 states: “(1) Every one has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each state. (2) Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.”.

Imagine waking up to find out your family was days away from losing the house and being tossed in the street, and became as refugees in God’s lands. How would you get the money to save them? This really happened to Palestinian’s families, when the Zionist Jewish kicked them out of their homes, and replaced others from all the world instead of them, these are a real tyranny which supported by developed countries, and will cause destruction of their economy, and may destroy their civilization, because this is the action of tyranny along the human history on empires. To avoid any war in the Middle East, and keep peace of all worlds, you have to fight Zionist apartheid in Palestine, we have to collect global efforts to establish: One Country in Palestine contains, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and others, as like as in USA, no discrimination based on religion, race, color, and as Islamic Values stated the same. Case of Palestine has to be treated as South Africa treated before; this is the available solution in this time, with the fair compensation for the victims of this case.

مصحف طال انتظارة.

http://quran.ksu.edu.sa/.

انشرها لتكون وقفاً لك ولوالديك.

We have the full right to return to our country, and no body at all whatever who is , have the right to ignore it.

Mohammed Mokhalalaty

Only abbas can do it. Isn,

There should be mass protest against these sorts of invasions, let the deserved people stay at their right places. The irony regarding these kinds of issues is the Leading Media are always keeping mum as Media are considered as the private army of corporates.

Palestinians should have the same rights as Israelis.

Bele Paul Gerard

Palestinians Should have more rights ! it is THEIR LAND !!!!! their houses , their goats , their olives trees etc....

GAZA IN OURE HARTS UP TO END OF THE LIFE.

Every Palestinian SHOULD have the same RIGHT to go HOME when they want as any other citizen of the WORLD go home when they chose to.

Jessie Taylor

^ why should they have to move in somewhere else? why should they have to just accept being kickced out of their homes? if someone came to your door and told you to just go move in with your neighbours i doubt that would fly. The area does NOT belong to Israel and the sooner they understand that people want real justice, or at least as much as can be given, as the lives they've taken are irreplaceable, the sooner there will be peace. I dont support violence and would encourage other means to pressure israel to do the right thing, but not everyone has the opportunity to follow those ideals, when your faced with armed guards and rockets its hard at times to say they have another choice..

Israel! End this occupation NOW! YOU have already shown what you are believing in, killing children and there loved ones! It is enough now! Reach out your hand to the Palestine People for CHRIST SAKES!

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