UN expert calls for arms, oil embargo against Israel

.

ER Editor: Some tweets —

UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory Francesca Albanese has called on the international community to immediately impose oil sanctions and an arms embargo against Israel. pic.twitter.com/qs8A2YxHi5

— Press TV 🔻 (@PressTV) April 25, 2024

Francesca Albanese, today’s press conference:

“At this point, Israel has reneged on its international obligations to a degree that warrants an imperative implementation of immediate and unconditional sanctions which should entail first and foremost an arms and oil embargo.” https://t.co/gAna8tWBaz

— Hermes Ouránios (@HermesOuranios) April 25, 2024

This proposal was made toward the end of last year but got blocked by Israel-friendly coutries at the OIC (Organization of Islamic Co-operation) —

PROPOSAL IN THE OIC TO PLACE EMBARGOES AND SANCTIONS ON ISRAEL BLOCKED

4 Countries blocked the proposals:

❌Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦
❌ Jordan 🇯🇴
❌ UAE 🇦🇪
❌ Egypt 🇪🇬

The proposals:

1. Oil embargo

2. Prevent US military bases in Arab countries supplying Israel with weapons.

3.… pic.twitter.com/qhltKehCMP

— Sulaiman Ahmed (@ShaykhSulaiman) November 12, 2023

See also this from Al Mayadeen with more from Francesca Albanese —

Palestinian testimonies show depth of Israeli atrocities: UN expert

Interestingly, and we say this from a white hat perspective, Albanese is not being allowed access to Gaza. By Israel, of course.

********

UN expert calls for arms, oil embargo against Israel

Francesca Albanese, the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip

Albanese accused the United States and certain other Western states of being accomplice to Israel’s crimes by sending military aid and weapons.

“Complicity with genocide is a crime on its own under the Genocide Convention, so definitely interested in investigating to what extent, the aid – political and military aid that has been granted to Israel by a number of countries primarily the United States, might amount to complicity. What I can tell you for sure is that this support is in clear violation, is in clear breach with the International Court of Justice interim order that ordered the suspension, among others, of the cessation of acts that might amount to genocide and unhindered access for the Palestinians to humanitarian aid.”

In January, the United Nations’ top court ordered the Israeli regime to take all measures within its power to prevent genocide in Gaza.

Albanese further said the European Union should impose sanctions on Israel, not merely on extremist settlers. “Settlers operate as part of Israel’s expansionism over what remains of historic Palestine,” Albanese said. “So it is Israel, not settlers per se, [that has] to be targeted by sanctions.”

Elsewhere in her remarks, the UN expert further said countries must do everything in their power to prevent ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.

“Israeli policies expanding the occupied Palestinian territory are unquestionably endangering Palestinian existence on their land, or what remains of their land. The focus of the international community must zero in on the most likely implication of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians and states must do everything in their power to prevent it.”

Last month, Albanese told the UN rights body in Geneva that she believed that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza since October 7 amounts to genocide.

Palestinians on Thursday mourned people killed in Israeli bombardment of Rafah, the crowded city in the southern Gaza Strip, where Israel says it is advancing plans for a ground invasion.

At the city’s Najjar Hospital, among the mourners were two men crouching, grief-stricken, in front of a white body bag.

Those killed in an Israeli strike on Rafah included Abdallah Nabhan, 33, who worked for Belgium’s Enabel development agency.

Brussels said it would summon Israel’s ambassador to explain the death.

Palestinian journalist Mohammad Bassam al-Jamal was killed along with his family members in an attack on their house in the city of Rafah. His death brings to 139 the number of journalists killed in the Gaza war.

Source

Featured image source: https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147976

************

••••

The Liberty Beacon Project is now expanding at a near exponential rate, and for this we are grateful and excited! But we must also be practical. For 7 years we have not asked for any donations, and have built this project with our own funds as we grew. We are now experiencing ever increasing growing pains due to the large number of websites and projects we represent. So we have just installed donation buttons on our websites and ask that you consider this when you visit them. Nothing is too small. We thank you for all your support and your considerations … (TLB)

••••

Comment Policy: As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users. This also applies to trolling, the use of more than one alias, or just intentional mischief. Enforcement of this policy is at the discretion of this websites administrators. Repeat offenders may be blocked or permanently banned without prior warning.

••••

Disclaimer: TLB websites contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of “fair use” in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, health, economic and social issues. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving it for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than “fair use” you must request permission from the copyright owner.

••••

Disclaimer: The information and opinions shared are for informational purposes only including, but not limited to, text, graphics, images and other material are not intended as medical advice or instruction. Nothing mentioned is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.