Palestine calls int’l community to bear responsibility towards Israel violations
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah met recently with the Ambassador of Palestine to Kuwait Rami Ehsan Tahboub. Meanwhile, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry released a statement on the occasion of the beginning of the 74th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, and the 42nd meeting of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. It indicated that the meetings are held as Israeli occupation forces escalate their “ferocious campaign against our people all over the occupied Palestinian territories,” including violent escalation against protestors in Gaza, and “widening the scope of night raids on many areas, while spreading horror and terror among citizens.”
Israeli forces also launched arrest campaigns against Palestinians in Eisawiya, Silwan, Azzon, Aizariya, Ramallah, Beereh and many other Palestinian cities and towns, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said, noting that paramedics were also targeted in Aizariya. “[Israeli forces] shredded cities and towns with check points set up at entrances and exits,” it said. “In addition, gangs of settlers use their bulldozers to scrap farm lands in the town of Termosayya North of Ramallah.”
“The occupation continues its excavation near Bab-al-Amoud and the fences of the old city with an attempt to change the historical and legal reality there while giving Bab-al-Amoud Hebrew names,” the statement further reads. “This continued dangerous escalation proves yet again the occupation’s disregard of all international laws and resolutions, and flagrant disregard of the UN’s ability, its departments and councils to stop its violations and grave crimes against the international law,” the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said. “This compels the UN to bear its responsibilities and fulfill its commitments towards alleviating the suffering of our people.”
“The ministry expresses its utter discontent towards the international community’s inaction towards the implementation of international legitimacy, particularly resolution 2334, provide international protection to our people, and force Israel as an occupation force to end its occupation of the state of Palestine’s, territories including the occupied East Jerusalem,” the statement indicates. “The ministry holds the international community fully responsible for its failure to end the occupation and settlements for being a continued crime against our people.”