Press Release Issued by PNGO Glory to the Egyptian Martyrs and Shame on
Criminals

08 August 2012

A Press Release Issued by PNGO

Glory to the Egyptian Martyrs and Shame on Criminals

The Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) condemns, in
the strongest terms, the heinous crime committed by an armed group in Sinai
on Sunday, 05 August 2012, the result of which 16 Egyptian soldiers were
killed and others were wounded.

PNGO extendsits condolences to the Egyptian people, the victims' families
and Egypt's army. We, as PCBOs, express our full solidarity with Egypt at
the both leadership and individual levels, and:

1. Highlights the strategic relations between the Palestinian and
Egyptian people;

2. Stress that this heinous crime strategically undermines the
Palestinian cause and harms the Palestinian people;

3. Confirms that the first beneficiary of this crime and its
ramifications is the Israeli occupation;

4. Callsfor directing media to contribute to contain the crisis and not
to be involved in the incitement campaign against the whole Palestinian
people, even before the crime's circumstances after investigations are
finished; and

5. Calls upon concerned parties tospeed up the investigations and reveal
the crime's circumstances and perpetrators' identities, in addition to those
who pushed them to commit this crime. We call for the prosecution of these
individuals in way that fits the extremity of the crime.

PNGO signatures:

Medical Relief Society, Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, Gaza Mental
Health Program, al-Mostaqbal Charitable Society, al-Wafa' Charitable
Society, Abna'ona Development Society, al-Najdah Association, Union of
Health Work Committees, Gaza Center for Culture and Arts, Al Mezan Center
for Human Rights, ForsanAlghad Association, Jabalia Rehabilitation Society,
Palestinian Association for Development and Reconstruction (Bader), al-Sater
al-GharbiAssociation for the Development of RuralAreas and Farms, Khoza'a
Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Women's Center for Research and Legal
Advice, Science and Culture Center, Union of Agricultural Work Committees,
Women's Affairs Center, Arab Center for Agricultural Development,
GhassanKanafani Development Association, al-Taghreed Society for Culture and
Arts, al-Wedad Society for Community Rehabilitation, Beit al-Mostaqbal
Association, Central Blood Bank Society, Red Crescent Society for the Gaza
Strip, National Society for Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons, Community
Media Center, Baitona for Community Development, Al Ataa' Charitable
Society, Educational Guidance Center, Palestinian Working Woman Society for
Development, Palestinian Institute for Communication and Development,
Palestinian Farmers Association, Hadaf Center for Human Rights, Palestinian
Hydrology Group, Agricultural Relief Society, MasaratCenter for Research
Studies, Association of Female Graduates, Atfaluna Society for Deaf
Children, Culture and Free Thought Association, Al-Insan Society for
Development, al-Fokhari Association for Rural Development, Palestinian
JournalistsForum, Union of Health Care Committees, Youth Cultural Forum,
Labor StudiesCenter, Liberties Center, Federation of Women's Action
Committee, Refugee Center for Community Development, Palestinian Center for
Organic Agriculture, General Union of Cultural Centers, Tamer Institution
for Community Education, Association of Agriculture Rehabilitation and
Environment Preservation, Palestinian Farmers Union, Association of
Agricultural Guidance and Raising Awareness, Center of Development Work,
al-Haq for Human Rights, Palestinian Youth Union, Muwatin – The Palestinian
Institute for the Study of Democracy, Al-Quds Center for Legal Aid, Land
Research Center, Rural Women Development Association, Prisoner Support and
Human Rights Association – Addameer, Women's Affairs Technical Committee,
the Public Service Association, the Center for Democracy and Workers Rights,
the National Association of Democracy and Law, al-Tadamun Charitable
Association, New Horizons Association, the Cultural Association for the
Protection of Heritage, the Civil Association for the Development of Dates,
the Palestinian Commission for Development and Culture, the Palestinian
Women's Union, al-Karama Medical Compound Association, al-Maghazi Cultural
Center, Dar al-Shaba Association for Culture and Development, Binaa
Association for Development and Empowerment, Basma Association for Culture
and Development, GhassanKanafani Development Association, Youth Development
Association, Gaza Society for Culture and Development, al-Zahraa Association
for the Development of Women and Children, Deir al-Balah Cultural and Social
Center, al-Um Development Charitable Association, the Green Planes
Association, the Happy Home Association for the Provision of Care to Women
and Children, the Union of Palestinian Women Committees, al-Nahda Charitable
Association, Rou'ya Association for Capacity Development, Arabs' Knight
Association for Development and Charitable Works, Abna'una Development
Association, Jana Association for Community Development, Rou'yaShababiya
Association, Union of Cultural Centers, The Association for Worker's
Development and Researches, the North Association for Community Development,
al-Najda Palestinian Association, Jabalia Development Association, al-Anqaa
Association for Community Development, Rou'ya Association for Capacity
Development, Gaza Center for Culture and Arts, Ibhar Thought Creation Forum,
Fajr Association for Relief and Development, Asala Commission for Popular
Heritage, Ajyal Creation and Development Association, the Association of
Culture, Arts and Popular Heritage, the Palestinian Friendship Center, Deir
al-Balah Cultural Center, al-Manal Association for the Development of Rural
Women, Union of Rural Centers, the Palestinian Bar Association.

PNGO includes 132 members, including civil society organizations in the Gaza
Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem.
The Union of Cultural Centers includes 52 members.