Resolution on Palestine
Taking into account that :
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The ongoing onslaught in the Gaza Strip is totally unjustified and appears to be politically motivated by the extreme right government of Israel
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The humanitarian catastrophe is dreadful and has breached all international treaties. Blocking aid, using starvation as a weapon, targeting schools, hospitals, holy places and refugee camps violates international humanitarian law. In Gaza Strip 70% of children are currently suffering from malnutrition, and women are enduring severe violations of their physical, psychological, and economic rights. The impact of the war is disproportionate on women and children,
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It is necessary to uphold the rights and dignity of all civilians, particularly the most vulnerable, in times of war.
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The international community has a responsibility to prevent further violations and to end impunity for war crimes in Gaza Strip and all Palestinian territories.
Accordingly:
We demand an immediate end of the war in Gaza that is threatening to displace the Palestinian people from their homeland and aims at the reoccupation of the Gaza Strip.
We call on the Israeli government to allow full entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza Strip through the internationally recognized humanitarian bodies and urge international organizations and UN bodies to intensify their efforts on the ground. Allowing UNRWA to carry its mission with the necessary guarantees that are necessary for addressing the needs of the more than two million civilians trapped in a dire situation.
We strongly condemn all forms of violence targeting civilians and reiterate that the use of force must comply strictly with international law.
We believe that all projects and attempts to forcefully displace the Palestinian people or manipulate demographics in Gaza, West Bank or East Jerusalem are crimes and a major breach of international law. The Gaza Strip is part and parcel of the Palestinian geography and political system in one unit with the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
We reject the expansion of colonial settlements in the West Bank and the Israeli Cabinet recent decision to facilitate annexation of Palestinian land in the West Bank. These settlements pose a major obstacle for peace and the two state solution.
We reaffirm our support to the Two State solution as the only viable and internationally recognized path for a sustainable peace in the Middle East and call all countries to multiply efforts for reaching this goal. The Two State Solution Conference organized by the UN and co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia is an excellent opportunity for achieving a breakthrough.
In this context we call on the countries that haven’t recognized the State of Palestine to do so without delay. Also for the implementation of all relevant UN resolutions including UNSC 242, 238, 2334 and UNGA 194, 3236 and A/ES-10/Rev.1.1 which demand on Israel ending its occupation within 12 months based on the ICJ’s advisory legal opinion.
We call for the release of all the hostages detained by Hamas. We call also for a fair and legal trial of Palestinian detainees under Humanitarian Law and Geneva Convention.
We support the Israeli peace camp that represents a growing number of citizens and express our full solidarity to our member party in Palestine, Fatah, and our member party in Israel, the Democrats.
We commit to take initiatives and make all possible efforts for uniting and reinforcing the movement for the implementation of the two state solution recognizing the rights of the Palestinians people for self determination in an independent and sovereign state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. It is the only way to guarantee peace and security not only for both peoples of Israel and Palestine but also the broader region.
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