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ISLAMABAD:
The Senate on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about a plan to ally with India and other countries to counter Muslim nations.
The resolution moved by PPP’s Palwasha Mohammad Zai Khan deplored the continued provocative steps and statements by the Israeli leadership that threatened the regional and international peace and stability, including the latest statement about forming “alliances” against Muslim nations.
Addressing a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had said his country “will create an entire system — essentially a kind of hexagon of alliances — around or within the Middle East”, Times of Israel reported.
Netanyahu listed India, Greece, Cyprus, and “unnamed Arab, African and Asian countries”, the report added.
“The intention here is to create an axis of countries that see reality, the challenges, and the goals in the same way, in contrast to the radical axes,” he was quoted as saying.
The Indian PM is also set to visit Israel on Wednesday (today).
In its resolution passed today, the Senate also condemned any attempts by Israel to undermine the “sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of brotherly Islamic countries and rejected” the announcement made by Israel recognising the independence of the so-called Somaliland region of Somalia.
The resolution took strong exception to statements perceived as undermining regional stability and international legal norms.
The house criticised Israel’s policies and actions, citing disregard for international law, the UN Charter, relevant United Nations resolutions, and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice.
The Senate rejected any attempts to alter the legal or historical status of the occupied Palestinian territories, including holy sites, and condemned settlement expansion and displacement of Palestinians.
The house deplored what it described as continued provocative steps and statements by Israeli leadership that could threaten regional and international peace.
The resolution also condemned any efforts aimed at undermining the sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity of Islamic countries, while rejecting Israel’s reported announcement recognising the independence of Somaliland, describing it as inconsistent with international principles.
The Senate urged the international community to ensure accountability and end impunity for actions violating international humanitarian and human rights laws.
It demanded full Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and called for increased, sustained, and unimpeded humanitarian assistance for Palestinians, particularly in Gaza.
The House emphasised the need for early recovery and reconstruction efforts and reiterated Pakistan’s historic and unwavering support for the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
The resolution reaffirmed support for the establishment of an independent, viable, and contiguous State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital.
