聽聽以色列駐台代表怎麼說

底下是上個月（六月八日）我們在以色列駐台辦事處的抗議活動之媒體報導，記者還訪問了以色列駐台代表Gamzou。他對媒體說了兩件事，一件是錯的，一件是對的；錯的是「（這些抗議者）是哈馬斯宣傳戰的受害者」，意思是我們只是一群被「恐怖份子」洗腦的阿西。

各位覺得我們有那麼笨嗎？如果鋪天蓋地的西方主流媒體從來都無法洗我們的腦，那麼，在媒體上幾乎一點聲音都沒有、任人抹黑的「恐怖份子」要怎麼洗我們的腦呢？

不過，Gamzou先生倒是說對了一件事：「（這些抗議者）只是一小撮人，台灣人是支持我們的。」

這位先生在一年多前以色列再度發動戰爭時曾打過電話給我，談了很久，非常激動，但不外反覆強調以色列「只是」自衛。可是，這完全不是事實；以色列對巴勒斯坦人長期以來之所作所為是屠殺，是侵略，是滅種，而絕不是自衛。

美國侵略伊拉克和阿富汗也說是自衛，跟以色列一樣都說是為了國家安全與國家發展。問題是，他們對於「國家安全」的概念卻是建立在屠殺異己的基礎上，而所謂「國家發展」，卻是憑藉壓倒性武力之燒殺擄掠，強取豪奪他人各項資源。

剛從台南回到斗六，忙了一天，疲憊不堪。現在已是半夜一點多，今天早上（七月七日）十一點開始到下午五點，以及明天一整天（如果今天無法順利遞交抗議信的話），我們將再度重返以色列駐台辦事處。

我已經請了兩天假，但絕大部份人明後天都得上班，所以這回可能真的就只有小貓兩三隻。不過，就如我曾告訴Gamzou先生：真理並不是訴諸多數決。如果真理是由多數人來定義，那麼，希特勒在當年就是真理了。在台灣，我們雖然人數很少，但我們相信普世價值，不相信戰爭，不相信侵略，不相信謊言，不相信暴力。不管人數多少，那些良善的事物是永遠都不會變的。

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Activists in Taiwan call for peace in Gaza Strip
2010/06/08 18:57:19

Taipei, June 8 (CNA) Over 50 Taiwanese activists Tuesday added their voice to worldwide condemnation of Israel’s alleged violence on the Gaza Strip, demanding Israel stop impeding the international effort to supply humanitarian aid to the region.

Led by the Labor Rights Association, demonstrators gathered in front of the Taipei World Trade Center building, which houses several foreign representative offices, including the Israel Economic and Cultural Office (ISECO).

“What Israel is doing to the Palestinians is systematic murder. Over 70 percent of the people in the Gaza Strip have no food or water and this is all because Israel has refused to allow them to live, ” said Wang Chun-ping, the association’s executive director.

Holding up placards and banners, the protesters shouted “Free Free Palestine” and called Israeli officials “liars” and “killers.”

The group also accused the Taiwanese government and the public of standing idly by while conflicts continue to flare in the war-torn region.

A New Zealand man named Sean Kaiteri said it is ironic that the Jewish people are now oppressing another race when not too long ago they were the victims of persecution.

A minor scuffle with the police erupted when the ISECO refused to accept a petition letter from the protesters. The group was ordered to disperse because the demonstration was in violation of the Assembly and Parade Act, the police said.

“I instructed my people not to go down to meet the protesters because we refuse to be part of a staged demonstration. If the protesters were truly interested in a dialogue, they could make an appointment, ” Israeli Representative Rafael Gamzou told the Central News Agency by telephone.

The Israeli representative categorically denied any disaster, hunger, or human atrocity in the Gaza Strip and asked the world to turn its attention to the Hamas government, which he said is abusing its own people by depriving them of supplies provided by the international community, including Israel.

On May 31, nine Turkish citizens died and several were injured during a raid by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid ship. The incident sparked international outrage against the Israeli government.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his soldiers acted out of self-defense and that all donated goods will reach the Gaza region after a thorough security inspection by Israeli forces.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a multinational probe into the clash, but was rebuffed by Israel.

Calling the protesters in Taiwan “victims of propaganda” perpetuated by Hamas, Gamzou said the allegations against his country were groundless.

“Where were these self-declared peace lovers and human rights champions when Israeli citizens were being shelled every day by the Hamas? I never once heard them open their mouths in defense of the innocent Israeli people,” Gamzou said.

The representative, however, stressed that many Taiwanese friends have expressed their support for Israel and said the protesters were “in the minority.” (By Jenny W. Hsu)