Qatar Calls on International Community to Stop Israeli Crimes against Palestinians
Cairo - Information Office - 03 April
The State of Qatar called on the international community and the Security Council to shoulder their full responsibility to stop Israeli crimes against Palestinians as well as to put an end to the Israeli policy of collective punishment against the Palestinian people.
Delivering a speech at the emergency meeting of the Arab League held on Tuesday, HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the Arab League Saif bin Muqaddam Al Buainain said Israel's barbaric act against the unarmed Palestinians, who took part in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip, shows its arrogance and blatant defiance of the international community, with complete disregard for the consequences of its acts.
HE Al Buainain said that the State of Qatar reiterates and renews its strong condemnation of this brutal crime committed by the Israeli occupation against the peaceful demonstrations of an unarmed people on the anniversary of the Land Day which led to a number of martyrs and injuries, in flagrant violation of all international conventions and laws. He supported the steps taken to establish an independent international commission of inquiry to investigate these violations.
HE Al Buainain, while saying the State of Qatar salutes the steadfastness of the heroic Palestinian people, who stand with all pride and honor, noted that Qatar reiterates its consistent position in supporting the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the Palestinian people in their legitimate struggle for their freedom, independence, self-determination and the establishment of their independent state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital. He pointed out that Qatar also calls on the Palestinian people to adhere to the option of unity and to give preference to the supreme interest over personal calculations or narrow interests as well as to achieve national reconciliation in order to reflect its cohesion and unity as the best way to fight against the occupation.
The meeting discussed ways to confront the crimes of Israel, the occupying power, against peaceful protestors who took part in the Great March of Return on the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of Land Day of the Palestinian People, which falls on March 30 of each year, to demand the right of return.
It also discussed the continuous and dangerous events being carried out by the Israeli entity in the Palestinian territories, most recently the Israeli massacre committed against peaceful demonstrators on the Gaza Strip border, in which 16 Palestinians were martyred and more than 1500 wounded.