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19 February, 2002The IMF condemns the shelling by Israel's airforce which partially destroyed the PGFTU headquarters building.
NABLUS: The International Metalworkers' Federation was appalled to learn of the air attack by the Israel Defence Forces of the headquarters offices of the Palestine General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) in Nablus on February 17. Miraculously, no one was killed, but the building, which was erected with the support of the international labour movement, suffered heavy damage.
In a protest letter to Ariel Sharon, prime minister of Israel, the IMF's general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, expressed strong concern at the attack and the destruction of buildings belonging to trade unions and other civil society organisations. "The damages caused by the Israeli airforce to the PGFTU building," declared Malentacchi, "will not help restore the climate of reciprocal trust which is necessary for a peaceful development in the region."
The IMF has called on the Israeli government to investigate all the circumstances behind this air attack on the PGFTU and to take immediate action to compensate the organisation for the damages to their property and head office.
In a protest letter to Ariel Sharon, prime minister of Israel, the IMF's general secretary, Marcello Malentacchi, expressed strong concern at the attack and the destruction of buildings belonging to trade unions and other civil society organisations. "The damages caused by the Israeli airforce to the PGFTU building," declared Malentacchi, "will not help restore the climate of reciprocal trust which is necessary for a peaceful development in the region."
The IMF has called on the Israeli government to investigate all the circumstances behind this air attack on the PGFTU and to take immediate action to compensate the organisation for the damages to their property and head office.