over 90 countries They expressed “deep concern” about the Israeli punitive measures against Palestinian people, leadership and civil society at the request of the United Nations for An advisory opinion from the International Court of justice on legitimacy of Israeli policies in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
The signatories called in a statement released by the Palestinians on Monday for reflection of Israeli actions saying regardless of their position on General Assembly Resolution “We reject punitive measures in response to a request for An advisory opinion from the International Court of justice.”
The 193-member General Assembly voted 87 to 26 with 53 members abstained from voting on December 30th in favor of The decision promoted by the Palestinians and strongly opposed by Israel. Despite the rulings of the international court of Justice is not legally binding, it can be influential on world Opinion.
Israel new hard-Line government answered on January 6, approval steps to punish the Palestinians in revenge. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the meeting of His ministry after two days that these procedures against The Palestinians were targeting what he called “extreme anti-Israel”. step in the United Nations.
The government’s security cabinet decided to withhold $39 million from the Palestinian Authority and transfer the money instead To the compensation program for families of Israeli victims of Attacks by Palestinian militants.
He. She also I decided to discount amount of Israel’s revenues are typical transfers to me cashBesieged the Palestinian Authority with an equal amount amount to push last year for families of Palestinian prisoners and murdered in conflict, including the militants involved in attacks against The Israelis. The Palestinian leadership describes the payments as essential social Welfare, while Israel says The so-called Martyrs’ Fund incites violence.
Security Cabinet also Targeting Palestinian officials directlysaying that it would deprive “VIPs” of benefits who We are leading Political and legal war against Israel.”
the first The affected Palestinian was Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki who He said in Permit on On January 8, he returned from the Brazilian President’s inauguration when he was informed that Israel had revoked his VIP travel pass, which he allows Senior Palestinian officials to travel more Easily in And out of occupied West Bank of ordinary Palestinians.
The statement, released on Monday, was signed by the representatives of Arab countries and the organization consisting of 57 countries of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and 37 other countries countries – 27 of Some of them are from Europe, including Germany, France, and Italy, as well as Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, and South Africa.
Palestine’s ambassador to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, welcomed the statement of support”We exercised our democratic rights to go to the General Assembly in Peaceful waylegal way, and put a question to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion.
What is amazing about this statement, he said, is that it was signed by some countries who abstained from voting or voted against The decision to refer the question to the court.
But to punish people for Go to the General Assembly in Approval of “The decision is something else. That’s why they stood up,” Mansour said with us And they opposed this policy of Israeli governmentand they demand the opposite of This is amazing decision. “
prophesied more countries will support The statement when the Security Council holds its monthly meeting on Middle East focus on The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been going on for decades on Jan 18th.
