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| Non-Aligned Movement Reaffirms Support For Palestinian People |
| 2005-07-11 |
| KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) reaffirmed its steadfast support and commitment for the Palestinians in their quest to fully realise their inalienable rights, including their right to self-determination. NAM said it was gravely concerned that the Palestinian people continued to face unbearable hardship and suffering at the hands of the Israeli authorities in their valiant struggle to resist foreign occupation of their land. 'Non-Aligned'? Hardly. Chairman of NAM's Ministerial Coordinating Bureau Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said NAM also reaffirmed its position that the Separation Wall constructed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including in and around East Jerusalem, was illegal, must be dismantled, and its further construction immediately discontinued. "The wall is a visible and clear act of territorial annexation that gravely violates the Fourth Geneva Convention in that it involves the illegal, de facto annexation of substantial areas of Palestinian land and resources; the transfer or isolation of large numbers of Palestinian civilians; and the further deprivation of the human rights of the Palestinians resulting in dire humanitarian consequences among an already deprived people," he said. The Foreign Minister said this in a statement to his Palestinian counterpart Nabil Shaath in conjunction with a meeting in Ramallah Monday to commemorate the first anniversary of the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) ruling against the building of the wall. Syed Hamid said the construction of the wall introduced a new dimension to the problem which could seriously endanger the prospects for peace in the region. He said the wall also presented a major obstacle to the creation of a viable contiguous Palestinian state, thus diminishing the realisation of the two-state solution as envisaged in Security Council Resolution 1397 (2002). "Today, under the guise of security and self-defence, Israel continues with the construction of the Separation Wall, blatantly ignoring the (ICJ's ruling) as well as Resolution ES-10/15 adopted by the General Assembly at its 10th Emergency Special Session on July 20 last year," he said. Guess they forgot about about all those dead people when the Pals blew up buses and pizza parlors... Resolution ES-10/15 demands that Israel, the occupying power, complies with its legal obligation as mentioned in the ICJ's ruling. Syed Hamid said all NAM member states and the international community, including the Security Council, must take all necessary measures to ensure Israel's compliance with the ICJ's ruling. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #5 Vermin of the World unite! |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2005-07-11 23:22 |
| #4 Unalienable, dammit! -- The Ghost of John Adams |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-11 14:59 |
#3 KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) reaffirmed its steadfast support and commitment for the Palestinians in their quest to fully realise their inalienable rights,including the right to slaughter every last Jew in the Holy Land? The PA seems to consider that an obligation. |
| Posted by: Korora 2005-07-11 10:28 |
| #2 Somebody forgot to tell these mooks that they're irrelevant. Next up: the More Sugar Foundation reiterates it's support for, yup, more sugar... |
| Posted by: mojo 2005-07-11 09:58 |
| #1 Non-aligned movement, huh? Psst - the Soviet Union is gone. Don't tell anyone. |
| Posted by: Spot 2005-07-11 08:40 |