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Newspapers Review: Israeli demolition of kindergarten near Jerusalem highlight of dailies

August 24, 2017 Newspapers 0

The Israeli demolition of a kindergarten in the Bedouin community of Jabal al-Baba, east of Jerusalem, was highlighted on the front page of the Tuesday issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies published in Ramallah and Jerusalem. Al-Ayyam, which publishes in Ramallah, said the Israeli occupation demolished the kindergarten in …

Newspapers Review: President’s meeting with Israeli Meretz party focus of dailies

August 22, 2017 Newspapers 0

The remarks made by President Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting with the Israeli left-wing Meretz party at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah dominated the front page headlines in the Palestinian Arabic dailies on Monday. Abbas was reported in al-Ayyam stating he was still awaiting the US administration’s vision to engage …

Newspaper Review: Palestinian killed by Israeli forces focus of dailies

August 20, 2017 Newspapers 0

News about the Palestinian youth who was killed by Israeli forces based on claims he attempted a stab attack at a military checkpoint, hit the front pages of the three Palestinian Arabic newspapers on Sunday. Al-Quds, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida reported that Qutayba Zahran, 17, from the village of Illar, …

Newspapers Review: West Bank clashes, events in Europe focus of dailies

August 20, 2017 Newspapers 0

The weekly Friday protests in the West Bank against the Israeli construction of settlements on expropriated Palestinian and its annexation wall, as well the tragic events in Barcelona and other European cities were the highlight of the Saturday issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. The dailies said a number …

Newspapers review: Blowing up home in Ramallah-district village focus of dailies

August 18, 2017 Newspapers 0

Palestinian who was killed by Israeli forces along with two other Palestinians in June following a deadly attack in East Jerusalem hit the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies. The dailies said Israeli forces blew up the family home of Adel Ankoush in the village of Deir Abu Mashaal, …

Newspapers Review: Demolition of Palestinian assailant’s home highlight of dailies

August 18, 2017 Newspapers 0

The demolition of the family home of a Palestinian assailant in the Ramallah-district village of Kobar hit the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Thursday. The dailies said Israeli forces demolished the family home of Omar al-Abed during an overnight raid into Kobar. Al-Abed, 19, is currently held …

Newspapers review: Demolition of homes in southern Hebron hills focus of dailies

August 15, 2017 Newspapers 0

The demolition of European Union-funded homes in the southern Hebron hills dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Tuesday. The dailies said Israeli forces demolished three EU-funded Palestinian homes in the village of Khashm al-Darj in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. Al-Quds added Israeli forces also delivered …

Newspapers Review: Lingering tensions at Al-Aqsa Mosque focus of dailies

August 15, 2017 Newspapers 0

Lingering tensions over Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem following a month of civil protests against Israeli measures at the holy compound dominated the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Monday. The three dailies said a total of 84 far-right Jewish settlers forced their way into the mosque compound …

Newspapers Review: PLO meeting highlight of dailies

August 13, 2017 Newspapers 0

The meeting of the PLO’s Executive Committee which discussed convening the Palestinian National Council (PNC), the PLO’s parliament, was the highlight of the Sunday issue of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. The main front page headline in al-Ayyam said that the Executive Committee decided to continue consultations and dialogue with …

Newspapers Review: West Bank raids, Gaza airstrikes focus of dailies

August 10, 2017 Newspapers 0

Israeli military raids across the West Bank and airstrikes in the besieged Gaza Strip hit the front page headlines in Palestinian Arabic dailies on Thursday. Al-Quds said Israeli warplanes pounded a number of sites in the besieged Gaza Strip, injuring five Palestinians. Al-Ayyam reported in this regard at least three …

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Appeal from Palestine to the Peoples and States of the World

For many years, Israel has remained an occupying power, occupying the territory of another state and controlling its people. It is a colonial state enforcing settler colonialism, including confiscating land, transferring its population to the territory it is occupying, and enacting a separate living system therein. It is a State that commits grave violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and human rights law. It is a State that denies the Palestinian people their right to self-determination and national independence and denies the rights of Palestine refugees, including their right to return, ownership and compensation. It is a State that has ignored international will, rejected and violated all relevant United Nations resolutions and conventions.

Recently, the situation has worsened considerably. We have seen an increasing Israeli shift toward extremism, fundamentalism and even fascism. We have also seen a complete reversal of concluded agreements and attempts to take settler colonialism to another level. Israeli officials have publicly voiced positions that reject the Palestinian people’s existence and national rights and confirm the desire to seize all of the Palestinian territory.

As well, Trump’s recently issued so-called, “Vision for Peace, Prosperity and a Brighter Future for Israel and the Palestinian People” is in fact not a peace plan, but rather an adoption of the outrageous ideologies that advance greater Israel, deny Palestinian national existence, and
attempt to find possible solutions for the “Palestinian inhabitants” in a disconnected entity that they can call a state – if they meet many additional and impossible conditions. The plan paves the way for Israel to annex large swathes of the West Bank, including the areas of illegal settlements, the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea, and areas west of the Wall – which the International Court of Justice affirmed the illegality of and the need to dismantle and make reparations for the damage caused by its construction in 2004.

The Israeli Prime Minister has now and in many instances declared his intention to annex these areas, a position that was stated expressly in the partnership agreement of the current Israeli government – which makes it part of official government policy – along with the annexation of occupied East Jerusalem, which the international community has unanimously rejected and deemed to be null and void. Such Israeli policies and procedures constitute a grave violation of the principles and relevant provisions of international law – even annul international law and the conduct of States, upon which the international system as a whole is based – extinguish the possibility of a negotiated settlement between the two sides, and thus inevitably provoke a long confrontation with catastrophic results.

It is the duty of the international community, its States, people and civil society organizations to confront this, prevent it from happening and, if it does, to take punitive and deterrent measures. Reluctance to seriously confront all of this would be a shameful abrogation and would create repercussions in the region as well as the international system. Inaction would be a betrayal of values and principles, a retreat from a negotiated settlement and the establishment of peace in the region based on partition into two states.

As concerns the aforementioned, we, Palestinian leaders from all walks of life, including academics, former officials and civil society, appeal to the international community to take the necessary positions and measures to confront and stop this injustice, to preserve the goal of establishing peace and a secure and viable future for the people of the region, including the Palestinian and Israeli peoples, each in their independent state. We specifically ask that immediate action be taken to affirm:

1. By various means, the position against any annexation by Israel of the Occupied Palestinian Territory as a grave violation of the principles of international law and the Charter of the United Nations, as well as in flagrant violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

2. The need for all States of the world to abide by relevant UN Security Council resolutions, including resolution 2334 (2016), specifically to not recognize any changes to the 1967 borders. Additionally, that all States with relations or cooperation agreements with Israel commit to the principle of distinction between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and to reject any attempt by Israel to disparage this principle.

3. The need for all States to take specific measures against settlements, settlers and settlement products, including preventing such products from entering their markets, in implementation of the legal contractual obligations of States (third parties) in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, 1949.

4. The need for political entities and civil society organizations to confront the attempt by a few governments to criminalize the above measures, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of international law, or to criminalize support for boycotting Israel on the basis of political and moral considerations, as such criminalization would constitute a violation of values of democracy and fundamental rights of citizens in the concerned States.

5. The need for all States that have relations or cooperation agreements with Israel to take punitive measures in regard to these agreements, in the event Israel takes any step to implement annexation.

6. The need for the States that have not yet recognized, to extend recognition to the State of Palestine, on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in compliance with the principle
of partition into two states, acknowledging the existence of two states, and upholding a politically negotiated two-state solution – a step that will guarantee the above.

7. Support the steps taken by the State of Palestine and other countries before the International Criminal Court, and national courts throughout the world that allow such legal challenges, against Israeli officials responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including annexation.

8. Support Palestinian, Arab and international efforts in the UN Security Council, General Assembly and other international institutions against any Israeli move toward annexation, in the event such step is taken. In addition, to condemn and declare this move illegal, null and void; to call on all States of the world to renounce and refuse recognition, and to deem Israel an outlaw state.

9. Reaffirm opposition to the so-called Trump Vision and reject all positions by right-wing extremists and settlers in Israel and extreme religious right in America – all of whom aim to achieve greater Israel, deny the national rights and even the national existence of the Palestinian people.

10. Support the Palestinian people, Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority in their continuing struggle to confront annexation in the face of Trump’s Vision and achieve their national goals, freedom and independence.

We, the undersigned, well aware of the great responsibilities placed upon us and the Palestinian people to strengthen our capacities, first and foremost the unity of the Palestinian people and its institutions in confronting the aforementioned, hereby address this appeal to all components of the international community to uphold their responsibilities and take the necessary positions and measures at this historic juncture.

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