Palestine Summons European Envoys Over ’No’ Votes to UN’s Anti-‘Israel’ Motion

By Staff, Agencies

Palestine summoned four European ambassadors over their countries' "no" votes to a resolution at the United Nations to probe the ‘Israeli’ occupation’s abuses, including during the recent aggression on Gaza.  

The ambassadors of Austria, Britain, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic were handed strong-worded letters of protest on Tuesday and requested clarifications by their foreign ministries regarding the votes against pro-Palestine motions at the UN Security Council and the World Health Organization [WHO], Wafa news agency reported.

Palestinian Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Amal Jadou slammed the "no" votes by the four European states as a “green light” to the Zionist entity to persist in its aggression and systematic violations of the Palestinian people’s rights.

Such votes reinforce the culture of impunity, giving the Tel Aviv regime more chance to consolidate its occupation and perpetuate further crimes of apartheid and persecution which constitute crimes against humanity based on international law, she said.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry is also expected to summon the German ambassador over its opposition to the same motions.

On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council agreed to launch an international inquiry into violations committed during the 11-day ‘Israeli’ occupation’s aggression on the Gaza Strip and “systematic” abuses in the occupied Palestinian territories.

By a vote of 24 states in favor, nine against, and 14 abstentions, the 47-member forum adopted a resolution brought by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation [OIC] and the Palestinian delegation to the UN.

Austria, Bulgaria, Cameroon, the Czech Republic, Germany, Malawi, Marshall Islands, the United Kingdom and Uruguay voted against the resolution.

The commission will investigate all violations … and abuses of international human rights law leading up to and since 13 April 2021, and all underlying root causes of recurrent tensions, instability, and protraction of conflict, including systematic discrimination and repression based on national, ethnic, racial or religious identity.