Statement by the ANSWER Coalition – Act Now to Stop War & End Racism
In response to the mobilization of tens of thousands of Palestinians to defend the right to live in the Palestinian neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem and worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque, Israel has unleashed murderous actions all across occupied Palestine. Al-Aqsa is an iconic national symbol of the Palestinian people and one of the holiest sites in Islam, and has been repeatedly targeted by Zionist extremists who want to take it over.
The Israeli government has indicated that it is prepared for a drawn out military campaign against the Palestinian people. On May 10, a horrifically violent and desecrating attack on Al-Aqsa left more than 400 Palestinians wounded, with 250 suffering injuries serious enough to require hospital treatment. Israeli police fired huge quantities of plastic-covered steel bullets, tear gas and other munitions indiscriminately into crowds for protestors, including flash-ban
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Palestinian Rights Committee Calls upon Security Council to Ensure Elections Take Place in Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem
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On 28 April, the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People urged the Security Council to intervene immediately to ensure that Israel ceases its interference in the preparation and holding of democratic Palestinian elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
In a letter submitted to Dinh Quy Dang (Viet Nam), President of the Security Council, and in a meeting with him later the same day, the Committee Chair, Cheikh Niang (Senegal) and an accompanying delegation stressed that “the Palestinian people are avid to take charge of their own destiny and participate in the elections throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, as reflected in the advanced preparations by the Palestinian Elections Commission and the high n
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Unilateral Actions Could Jeopardize Resumption of Peace Talks, Secretary-General Warns, as Palestinian Rights Committee Holds First 2021 Meeting
Inequalities under Occupation Deepened amid COVID-19, Permanent Observer Points Out, as Members Re-elect Senegal to Chair
The unresolved question of Palestine underlines the continuing importance of the Palestinian Rights Committee, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said today, during that body s first formal meeting of 2021, warning that unliteral actions jeopardize the possibility of restarting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The year 2021 presents tremendous tests and opportunities across the board, he told members of the entity, known formally as the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. It challenges us to reinvent how we make and sustain peace, while confronting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Civil Society and the Question of Palestine - NGO Action News – 3 December 2020
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