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The Embassy of Palestine in Harare has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to act against the Israeli “apartheid government.”
The call comes after Israeli forces recently attacked the northern West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, killing at least 5 Palestinians and injuring 40.
In a statement, Palestine begged human rights organizations to also act against the illegal Israeli occupation, adding that they will defend their nation to the last breath.
The statement reads, “The State of Palestine calls for decisive international action to immediately stop the aggression, urging the International Criminal Court to break its silence and start holding the Israeli war criminals accountable.
“The double standards and shameful silence of the international community regarding these Israeli crimes encourages the Israeli occupation power to go further in its crimes and flagrant violations that strengthen its occupation and apartheid system, which is against the international law and humanitarian law.
“We call on progressive peoples, governments and human rights organizations to condemn these heinous crimes that threatens to explode the conflict, in which the consequences will not only be paid by the Palestinians but the entire region and the world.
“The Palestinians will use all means necessary permitted by the international law to defend themselves from this brutal last occupation of the 21st century.”
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict dates back to the end of the nineteenth century. The conflict has so far spanned 75 years, with thousands dead and many more injured and displaced.
But the United Nations (UN) and other powerful western countries like the US have unequivocally proposed the two state solution to resolve the prolonged conflict.
However, Palestinian Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Tamer Almassri, recently condemned the US two state solution. He added that the solution is a tool, and is being used to protect Israeli occupation.
