RAMALLAH: Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein al-Sheikh, said that the statements made by US President Joe Biden must ‘transform into actions,’ demanding him to call for an immediate ceasefire.
“US President Biden’s statements yesterday must transform into actions, starting with calling for an immediate ceasefire and putting forward a comprehensive political plan based on international legitimacy and international law, ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state,” al-Sheikh said on a post he made he made on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Biden said on Tuesday that Israel is losing support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and that the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should change.
“Israel’s security can rest on the United States, but right now it has more than the United States. It has the European Union, it has Europe, it has most of the world … But they’re starting to
lose that support by indiscriminate bombing that takes place,” The US President said to donors during a fundraiser Tuesday.
Source: Palestine News and Information Agency – WAFA
NEW YORK: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and Permanent Representative to the UN, has emphasised the UAE’s commitment to its continued support of the Palestinian people.
“The UAE is committed to its continued support of the Palestinian people. Looking ahead, we confirm that our contribution to any reconstruction effort in Gaza will be conditional on the existence of an unambiguous commitment, backed by tangible steps, to launch a concrete plan to achieve the two-state solution with a viable, independent and sovereign Palestinian state, in line with relevant UN Security Council resolutions, and negotiated between the two parties with full international backing.
Having just returned from a UAE-organised visit to Rafah border with Gaza, where alongside 15 current and incoming UN Security Council ambassadors and UN officials we learned first hand about the scale of the devastation in Gaza. Our immediate priority is to end the violence and protect the civilian Palestinian popu
lation there. We will continue to demand an urgent humanitarian ceasefire to end the bloodshed, and to facilitate the immediate, safe, sustainable, and unhindered delivery of relief and humanitarian aid, particularly to the most vulnerable, including the sick, children, the elderly, and women. We further stress the importance of the full and urgent implementation of Security Council resolution 2712 (2023).
We must also prevent, through robust measures, a wider escalation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in the West Bank where extremist settler violence must cease immediately, and perpetrators must be held accountable.
The only way forward from this desperate crisis is the two-State solution and the UAE will use all diplomatic and political levers to push for that outcome.”
Source: Emirates News Agency