The savage and barbaric attack on the people of Gaza that began on 27th December, 2009 and lasted over three weeks is just one in the series of a long list of atrocities committed by Israel on the people of Palestine.

Killing nearly 1400 Palestinians of which 431 were children is yet another stain in Israel’s disgraceful human rights records.

In the words of the President of United Nations General Assembly Father Miguel D’escoto Brockmann, “It’s a monstrosity, there’s no other way to name it.”

The Palestinian tragedy which began over 60 years ago with the forced creation of Israel has seen a people stripped of their homeland, driven out, made stateless, humiliated, and are now bearing the brunt of Israel’s genocidal policies.

COMPLETE, a coalition of concerned NGOs was founded on the 5th of January, 2009 as a direct consequence of this cowardly bloodbath that descended upon the people of Gaza.

COMPLETE is formed with the belief that a united front among NGOs in Malaysia is required for our voice to be heard by our government. It is a coalition of more than 50 NGOs currently, which cuts across racial, religious and political divisions in Malaysia. We are not aligned with any Palestinian political faction preferring to deal with the Palestinians as a united people.

COMPLETE will work closely with international NGOs with similar objectives, and together as a worldwide united front of NGOs, act as an effective pressure group to governments pushing for a speedy creation of a free and independent state of Palestine.

Our objectives are to :

* create an awareness of the history of the Palestinians and their plight, as well as garner support from the Malaysian public, regardless of race and religion;

* exert pressure on Malaysian and foreign governments and the media to highlight and work on a comprehensive and just solution to the Palestinian crisis;

* raise funds for the Palestinians

It is now long past the time for us, as citizens of the world, as brothers and sisters in the human family, as conscientious individuals, to link hands across the divides of race, religion, and nationality, and to stand together against the tide of injustice and speak on behalf of the voiceless. Come to the aid of a people who have been subjected to immense suffering and left to fend for themselves for far too long. It is our duty, our sacred responsibility, not only to humanity, but to ourselves.