Dr Mustafa Barghouti Archives

Barghouti: ICC Ruling is a Real Test For States Promoting Human Rights

CrossFireArabia
November 22, 2024

The decision of the International Criminal Court Thursday, “puts many Western governments before their responsibilities, and obliges them to choose between shameful bias towards Israel and respecting international law and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which they signed,” said Mustafa Barghouti, Secretary-General of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement.

Barghouti pointed out that the ICC decision “is a real test for those governments that promote themselves as democratic, defend human rights, and stand against the oppressor.”

“What is required now from the International Court of Justice is to expedite the issuance of its ruling confirming Israel’s commission of the crime of genocide,” Dr Barghouti pointed out.

This decision “constitutes an important step towards achieving justice and fairness for the Palestinian people, and opens the way for holding accountable those who commit crimes against humanity,” he stressed.

This decision “will open the door wide to imposing sanctions and boycotts on Israel by all countries,” Barghouti believes.

He called on “Arab countries that have relations with Israel to take a firm stance by severing them, imposing sanctions, holding the occupation accountable for its crimes, and canceling all agreements and forms of normalization with it.”

The International Criminal Court issued two arrest warrants Thursday, against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Minister of War Yoav Galant.

The court confirmed in a statement that Netanyahu and Galant were charged with committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.

It indicated that there are logical reasons to believe that Netanyahu and Galant supervised attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.

It explained that “the crimes attributed to Netanyahu and Galant include the use of hunger as a weapon.”

The International Criminal Court confirmed that “Israel’s acceptance of the court’s jurisdiction is not necessary,” as reported in Jordan24.

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Barghouti: US Veto Show Complicity in Gaza Genocide

CrossFireArabia
November 21, 2024

The US administration’s use of the veto to frustrate the Security Council’s draft resolution to a Gaza ceasefire confirms it is a partner to the crimes of genocide and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Israel said Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative Movement.

America’s lone vote against the resolution in the face of all Security Council members, including its traditional allies, confirms the political isolation of the United States with Israel Barghouti told Jordan24.

The US vetoed yesterday a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as Israel’s bombardment of the Palestinian territory continues.

Let’s remember Dr. Refaat Alareer last words on… pic.twitter.com/Z6cyf9TqN5
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 21, 2024

He noted that this isolation was also evident in the last vote in the United Nations General Assembly, where it voted alone with Israel along with four weightless islands against 175 countries in the world.

Barghouti denounced the insistence of the Joe Biden administration – even in its last days – on its hostile approach to the Palestinian people, international law and international humanitarian law.

The US vetoed yesterday a resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

This is the fourth time that US President Joe Biden’s administration has vetoed a resolution calling for an end… pic.twitter.com/Ja6H4mXFVl
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) November 21, 2024

Barghouti pointed out that the American positions confirm the United States’ partnership in all Israeli crimes, not only in Gaza, but also in the West Bank.

Barghouti pointed out that the US partnership with Israel is not limited to providing protection through the UN Security Council, but also through operating the largest air bridge to deliver American weapons and ammunition to the occupation, in addition to American aid and economic support for the occupation, stressing that “Israel cannot complete a week in its war on Gaza and Lebanon without American support.”