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OPINIONISTA: Middle East peace plan must guarantee sovereign equality between Palestine and Israel

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South Africa, as a member of the United Nations Security Council, will continue to support all efforts aimed at the establishment of a viable, contiguous Palestinian state, existing side-by-side and in peace with Israel, within internationally recognised borders.

Seventy-two-years ago, we spoke of a “catastrophe”, a period in Palestinian history known as the “Al-Naqba” when more than 700,000 Palestinians were forced to abandon their homeland and seek refuge in neighbouring countries and abroad as a Jewish state came into being on Palestinian soil.

Moreover, we have observed as Palestinian land and property was seized and livelihoods snatched away and destroyed, despite being on the right side of the law, as determined by international law and numerous United Nations General Assembly and Security Council resolutions. Additionally, at a time when the world is facing a global pandemic with the spread of Covid-19, the Palestinians have to contend with a severely overburdened and fragile healthcare system. We have also unfortunately seen the reduction of contributions to the UN Relief and Works Agency , which for decades has been providing basic social and humanitarian services to Palestinians.

Therefore, the intention to annex more Palestinian land should be regarded as the proverbial straw that broke the camel’s back. It is time that Israel, as the occupying power, be held accountable for its illegal actions and consistent violations of international law and resolutions of the Security Council.

 

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