NEW YORK, January 16, 2009 (WAFA)- Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations Dr Riyadh Mansour said Thursday the Palestinian people continue to look to the international community, with all its capacity and principles and the might of international law, to help bring about an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as called for by the Security Council.
Speaking before the UN General Assembly Resumed 10th Emergency Special Session on Illegal Israeli Actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Dr Mansour called to bring an end to the Israeli onslaught and the grave injustices, suffering and hardships our people have been forced to endure.
“We are anguished by the horrific scenes emerging from Gaza of the brutal killing, injury and dismemberment of innocent Palestinian civilians, including so many children and their families, the displacement of tens of thousands of people, and the vast destruction of homes and infrastructure and the very foundations of Palestinian society in this latest deadly Israeli military campaign against the Palestinian people, now in its 20th day” he added. “And, yet, we have not given up hope and we maintain our resolve to bring an end to this human disaster, the latest chapter in a tragic story of a stateless, dispossessed and persecuted people that continues to struggle, appeal and plea for justice and freedom in its homeland.”
“It is imperative that the Security Council and all concerned parties exert the required efforts and work to ensure the effective implementation of this resolution in order to bring and end to all military activities and violence; to address the serious humanitarian and economic needs of the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, including with the lifting of the Israeli blockade; to guarantee a durable ceasefire; and to help the parties return from the precipice this crisis has lead us to and back to the path of peace” the Permanent Observer said.
