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Newspaper Review: escalating tensions in Jerusalem focus of dailies

July 23, 2017 Newspapers 0

RAMALLAH – The shooting of a Palestinian youth by Israeli police during clashes in Jerusalem, and the commercial strike in the city of Jerusalem in mourning of killed Palestinians, are the highlights of the three Palestinian Arabic dailies. Al-Quds, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida, said 23-year-old Yousef Abbas Kashur, from the …

Urgent: Makassed appeals to international organisations to intervene immediately so as to provide the Hospital with protection following its storming by occupation forces

July 22, 2017 News 0

Jerusalem – The administration of Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital in Jerusalem issues an urgent appeal calling on all international bodies and humanitarian organisations to intervene in order to protect the Hospital following on-going raids by Israeli occupation forces since yesterday. A reinforced unit of the Israeli occupation police and …

Sweden, France, Egypt call for UNSC meeting amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem

July 22, 2017 News 0

NEW YORK – Sweden, France and Egypt Saturday called for an urgent meeting of the United Nations Security Council amid escalating tensions in Jerusalem, said diplomats. According to Agence-France Presse (AFP), Carl Skau, Sweden’s ambassador to the UN, said that an urgent meeting was called to discuss ways to defuse …

Palestinian injured in clashes east of Jerusalem succumbs to wounds

July 22, 2017 News 0

JERUSALEM – A Palestinian Saturday succumbed to critical injuries he sustained after being shot during clashes with Israeli forces in the town of al-Izariyeh to the east of occupied Jerusalem, said medical sources. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) said its crews transferred the injured Palestinian to a hospital in Jericho. …

Israeli forces quell demonstrations in support of al-Aqsa, injuries reported

July 22, 2017 News 0

RAMALLAH – Two Palestinians were shot and injured on Saturday by Israeli soldiers during separate clashes that broke out in the Ramallah area and the southern Gaza Strip, said local sources. Palestinians throughout the West Bank and Gaza are demonstrating in support of al-Aqsa mosque and to express their rejection …

Palestinian succumbs to wounds incurred by explosion of Israeli army remnant bomb

July 22, 2017 News 0

TUBAS – A Palestinian aged 17 succumbed to critical wounds he sustained on Saturday after an Israeli remnant bomb exploded in the Tubas area. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) transferred the injured to a hospital in Tubas where he succumbed to his critical wounds shortly after. The minor was identified …

Palestinians suffocate during clashes near Qalandia checkpoint

July 22, 2017 News 0

QALANDIA – Several Palestinians suffocated on Saturday during clashes that erupted with Israeli forces near Qalandia checkpoint to the north of occupied Jerusalem. Forces reportedly took over the rooftops of several Palestinian homes near the checkpoint and turned them into military outposts. Soldiers used tear gas canisters and stun grenades …

Israeli army attacks Palestinians demonstrating in support of al-Aqsa Mosque

July 22, 2017 News 0

QALQILIA – At least four Palestinians Saturday sustained rubber-coated steel bullet injuries as Israeli army violently suppressed a demonstration held in the town of Kafr Qaddoum, west of Nablus, in support of al-Aqsa Mosque. The media spokesperson in Qalqilia, Murad Ishtiwi, said clashes broke out between Israeli forces and the …

Palestinian critically injured in clashes east of Jerusalem

July 22, 2017 News 0

JERUSALEM – A Palestinian Saturday was critically injured after being shot during clashes with Israeli forces in the town of al-Izariyeh to the east of occupied Jerusalem, said medical sources. The Palestinian Red Crescent (PRC) said its crews transferred the injured Palestinian to a hospital in Jericho where his condition …

Algeria condemns recent Israeli violations against Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem

July 22, 2017 News 0

ALGERIA – Spokesman for Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdel Aziz bin Ali al Sherif strongly condemned on Saturday Israel’s serious violations against Muslim worshippers in Jerusalem on Friday, calling on the international community to promptly move to put a stop to these “criminal acts.” The spokesperson slammed the Israeli …

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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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