Amman – Yesterday, Saturday, Jordan condemned the Israeli Knesset’s makes an attempt to categorise the United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as a “terrorist group” and goal its actions.
This got here in an announcement by the Ministry of International Affairs, commenting on the Knesset’s ratification final Wednesday of a preliminary studying of a draft regulation abolishing the immunity and privileges granted to UNRWA.
The Knesset nonetheless must vote in three extra readings in favor of the draft regulation for it to turn out to be efficient, as a part of what Palestinian, UN and worldwide our bodies say is an Israeli marketing campaign to dismantle UNRWA and liquidate the refugee situation.
The Knesset acknowledged in an announcement on Wednesday, “Among the many immunities and privileges that UNRWA enjoys are: immunity from being topic to trial, immunity for archives and places of work, exemption or discount of tax and property tax, exemption from prohibiting import or export, and exemption from earnings tax.”
The Jordanian assertion acknowledged, “The Ministry of International Affairs condemned the makes an attempt of the Israeli Knesset to categorise the United Nations Aid and Works Company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as a terrorist group, and to focus on its actions by looking for to strip it of its immunities and criminalize its actions.”
The International Ministry thought-regarding “the persevering with Israeli makes an attempt aimed toward killing UNRWA, assassinating it politically, and focusing on its symbolism (…) are unlawful, unlawful and invalid practices, and signify a violation of worldwide regulation and the obligations of Israel, the occupying energy.”
She confused “the necessity for the worldwide neighborhood to behave instantly and urgently to supply safety for the Palestinian individuals and for United Nations organizations and aid businesses that search to mitigate the results of the persevering with Israeli assaults on the Palestinian individuals in Gaza and the West Financial institution, together with occupied Jerusalem.”
The Jordanian International Ministry confused “the mandate granted to UNRWA in accordance with its UN mandate.”
She identified “the necessity for the worldwide neighborhood to proceed offering assist to the company, and for it to proceed assuming its indispensable obligations in offering important providers to Palestinian refugees.”
Israel accuses UNRWA workers of contributing to the “Al-Aqsa Flood” assaults final October 7, and that “the company’s training system helps terrorism and hatred.”
On October 7, Hamas launched assaults on navy bases and settlements adjoining to Gaza, in response to “the occupation’s day by day crimes in opposition to the Palestinian individuals and their sanctities, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque,” in accordance with the motion.
UNRWA, which has its headquarters within the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem, denies the validity of Israel’s accusations in opposition to it, and confirms that it adheres to neutrality and focuses completely on supporting refugees.
The Palestinians’ want for UNRWA providers is rising in mild of the warfare launched by Israel on Gaza since October 7, which has left greater than 118,000 Palestinians lifeless and wounded, most of them kids and ladies, and regarding 10,000 lacking amid large destruction and famine that has claimed the lives of kids and the aged.
Israel continues this warfare, ignoring a Safety Council decision demanding that it cease the preventing instantly, and orders from the Court docket of Justice to cease its assault on Rafah, and take speedy measures to forestall acts of “genocide” and “enhance the humanitarian state of affairs” in Gaza.
Anatolia
#Jordan #condemns #Israels #makes an attempt #classify #UNRWA #terrorist #group
2024-06-02 15:32:43