Syria: The only way for peace and stability in the region is the end of Israeli occupation

According to the international group Tasnim News Agency, while the public sessions of the International Court of Justice to consider the petition Various countries against the Zionist regime and its occupation of the Palestinian lands continue, “Ammar al-Arsan”, the head of the permanent representation of Syria in the European Union, announced in the last session of the Hague Tribunal held yesterday: the aggressive actions of the occupying Israeli regime against the Palestinian people and aggression This regime’s repeated visits to Syria and Lebanon is the most obvious evidence of the international community’s failure to stop the occupation’s crimes. Al-Arsan added: “It is not enough to talk about these Israeli crimes and condemn them; Rather, the occupation of this regime in Palestine and other occupied Arab lands, including the Syrian Golan, must be ended. Since 76 years ago, Israel has denied the most basic rights of the Palestinian people, the most important of which is the right to self-determination, and has been continuing its racist policies in the Gaza Strip since long before October 2023.

The representative of Syria in He went on to clarify: Israel has imposed a heavy siege on the Gaza Strip for a long time and is committing the most heinous war and anti-human crimes against more than 2 million Palestinians in this area, and continues to expand settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem. Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian territories, and peace cannot be achieved without ending the occupation of this regime.

He emphasized: Israel considers itself above any law and commits any crime without trial and accountability. and today it is obligatory for all countries to try this regime. Aggressive and oppressive actions of Israel and violations of all international laws and the UN Charter and relevant international resolutions by this regime require the international community to stand against these aggressions. The settlements and the apartheid wall that Israel has created in the Palestinian lands should be dismantled and compensation for the damages caused to the Palestinian people should be given to them.

Al-Arsan further said: Syria The temporary nature of the occupation is emphasized; Even if the occupation is considered a reality. No matter how much Israeli brutality continues, Damascus will never allow this occupying regime to gain sovereignty over the occupied territories. The United Nations has the duty to take the necessary measures to immediately end Israel’s occupation of the Arab lands.

The representative of Syria at the Hague Court in the end emphasized: the stability of the Middle East and the credibility of the United Nations, including the International Court of Justice. It requires the adoption of measures to ensure the implementation of all relevant international resolutions to end Israel’s occupation of all Arab lands.

The public sessions of the International Court of Justice to deal with the Zionist regime’s occupation of Palestinian lands began on February 19 and lasted for It will continue for 6 days.

The 6-day hearings at the International Court of Justice based in The Hague will last until February 26. Representatives of more than 50 countries and international organizations are expected to present their opinions in these meetings.

Although these meetings are held during the Gaza war, they have nothing to do with it. These meetings are the result of a resolution that was approved by the United Nations Security Council on December 30, 2022, and asked The Hague Court to announce its advisory opinion regarding the issue of Israel’s occupation.

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