<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Dear ISOC Palestine.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Thank you for raising this concern.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Indeed, the internet is the only platform that would at least help victims remain connected with their families and relatives and even seek refuge.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I think this is a very patent issue that ISOC needs to mitigate. Despite the political interest and conflict patterns, we strive to make the internet resilient!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">I urge the ISOC Community to treat this with a lot of urgency and see what can be done!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">Eng. Alphonce Odhiambo,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">President</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">ISOC Kenya.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 12:11 PM ISOC Palestine via Chapter-delegates <<a href="mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div style="font-family:verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>
<p style="text-align:justify">Dear ISOC community,</p>
<p style="text-align:justify">This past weekend, the internet in Gaza was completely disconnected,
impacting all communication services for two days. This disconnection has
serious implications for basic human rights, safety, and the livelihoods of
Gaza residents. This marks the fourth internet shutdown in the last 40 days,
attributed to three main reasons:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify">1. Destruction of over 70% of communication infrastructure due to bombings
by the Airforce and tanks.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify">2. Prevention of the entry of any diesel, leading to no electricity or
power sources for essential communication services.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify">3. A political decision from Israeli officials, who control the
international gateway of Palestine.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b>In the last 40 days, the ISOC community's position does not meet what is
expected regarding this intentional shutdown, which violates the ISOC
objectives and vision. We urge the ISOC community to clearly condemn the use of
the internet as a war tool.</b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify">On the other side, we are surprised to observe that some ISOC members and
chapters support this internet shutdown and promote it on their official
websites.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify">Please note that we do not want to discuss the political issues behind
this conflict, which started 75 years ago, as this is not a political platform.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b>Internet Society </b></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><b>Palestine Chapter</b></p>
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