Amnesty International: Israel must end the occupation of Palestine

At the beginning of the public hearing session at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which was held to decide on the legal consequences of the long-term occupation of the Zionist regime, the representative of Amnesty International emphasized that “Israel” must stop the brutal occupation of Gaza and the West Bank from To end the occupation of East Jerusalem, which has been going on since 1967.

According to Al-Mayadin, Israel’s occupation of Palestine is the longest and one of the deadliest military occupations in the world, and this issue has been characterized by widespread and systematic human rights violations against Palestinians for decades. Agnes Callamar, Secretary General of Amnesty International, said: “The occupation has also imposed, enabled and consolidated the Israeli apartheid system on the Palestinians.

He added: “Over the years, Israel’s military occupation has become a permanent occupation in clear violation of international law.”

Kalamar emphasized that the current conflict in the occupied Gaza Strip, where the International Court of Justice has declared that there is a real and imminent danger of genocide, has disastrous consequences and the Zionist regime must be punished for its crimes. The world must accept that ending Israel’s illegal occupation is a prerequisite for ending the ongoing human rights violations against the Palestinian people.

Endless occupation

According to international humanitarian law, the occupation of an area during conflict or war should be temporary. The occupier is obliged to manage this land for the benefit of the people of the occupied land and is trying to maintain the situation as it was at the beginning of the occupation. This includes respecting the existing laws, refraining from creating demographic changes and preserving the territorial integrity of the occupied territory.

According to these principles of international humanitarian law, Israel’s occupation has not been able to meet the basic standards. The prolongation of the occupation for more than half a century, along with the illegal annexation of occupied East Jerusalem and the practical annexation of a significant part of the West Bank through land confiscation and settlement construction, shows Israel’s intention to make this occupation permanent.