The Arab League says failure to end Israel\u2019s occupation of the Palestinian territories has led to the current trend of savagery followed by Israel against the Palestinian people. \u201cThis prolonged occupation is an affront to international justice,\u201d Abdel Hakim El-Rifai, the 22 Arab-country bloc\u2019s representative, told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The representative of the Arab League added: \u201cThe failure to bring it to an end has led to the current horrors perpetrated against the Palestinian people, amounting to genocide.\u201d\u201cThis prolonged occupation is an affront to international justice. The failure to bring it to an end has led to the current horrors perpetrated against the Palestinian people, amounting to genocide. There can be no moral or juridical justification for occupying lands, killing, terrorizing and displacing their populations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The ICJ entered its last day of week-long hearings upon a request from the United Nations. Speakers on Monday warned a prolonged occupation posed an \u201cextreme danger\u201d to stability in West Asia and beyond. Over the past week, the judges of the World Court have heard statements from more than 50 countries and international organizations. The ICJ is expected to take about six months to issue its order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the final day of the hearings, Turkey\u2019s Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz told judges at the ICJ that Israeli \u201coccupation\u201d of Palestinian territories is the root cause of conflict in the region. \u201cThe unfolding situation after October 7 proves once again that, without addressing the root cause of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, there can be no peace in the region,\u201d he said on the sixth day of hearings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe real obstacle to peace is obvious. The deepening occupation by Israel of the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and failure to implement the two-state vision,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
African Union envoys also urged the World Court to seize the opportunity to end the impunity Israel enjoys in its treatment of the Palestinians. Israel\u2019s great benefactor, the United States, has said the regime should not be legally obliged to withdraw from Gaza without taking its \u201cvery real security needs\u201d into account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The hearing before the court is separate from a case brought by South Africa against Israel for genocide during its campaign in Gaza. In that case, the ICJ ruled that Israel should do everything in its power to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The regime keeps the savage campaign going, all international efforts to halt the hostilities notwithstanding. Only since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed nearly 30,000 people, a considerably large number of them women and children, in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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