During meetings July 31st to August 1st to observe the 50th Anniversary of the Helsinki Conference on Peace and Security I was glad to act as Finnish ngo host for Bruce Knotts, director of the NGO Committee of Disarmament, Peace and Security at the United Nations. He had an outspoken message to the convenors, the Finnish government about its arms trade with Israel:
“Sending of money and weapons to Israel should be stopped. Germany has just done this, and Finland and the USA should do the same.”
Adding:
” The current Israeli government does not want to end this war; they want to enhance it to take all of Gaza. They are also in the process using Israeli settlers removing and killing all Palestinians in the West Bank. The more radical members of the Israeli cabinet have been clear that they believe that God has given all this land to the Jews of Israel. Not only is Israel killing Palestinians, but they have also attacked without provocation Iran, Syria, Lebanon with threats to other neighbouring nations.”
Migrant Tales’ eitorial board member Ahti Tolvanen (left) with Bruce Knotts, director of the NGO Committee of Disarmament, Peace and Security at the United Nations.
Remember, people thought that Hitler would be satisfied with Czechoslovakia, but he went on to take Poland, Netherlands, Belgium, France and more,” he added.
Bruce Knotts went on the address the ngo gathering on the day of the anniversary of the Helsinki Conference, August 1st .
