Cairo: Arab League Secretary General Ahmad Abul-Gheit has emphasized that the Palestinian people should not face injustice or be uprooted from their land under the observation of the international community.
According to Kuwait News Agency, Abul-Gheit declared in a statement during the extraordinary Arab Summit's opening session that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip is feasible with the presence of its native inhabitants. He asserted that the summit's stance is clear: Palestinians should not endure another catastrophe. Their rights to independence, freedom, and dignified living must be safeguarded, and they should be afforded the opportunity to determine their own destiny, akin to other global populations.
Abul-Gheit highlighted that Arab nations, both individually and collectively, have cautioned against the risks associated with failing to resolve the Palestinian issue. He reiterated his prior warnings that sustaining the occupation regime and the racial discrimination system in the Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, will only yield temporary and fragile stability.
The Arab League Secretary General painted a bleak picture of the Palestinians' current plight, noting their loss of essential resources for a normal life due to a harsh conflict orchestrated by radical right-wing occupation leaders intent on expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. However, he maintained that life in Gaza can be revitalized, and reconstruction efforts can proceed with the natives' involvement, provided that hostilities cease and Israeli occupation forces completely withdraw from the area.
Abul-Gheit cautioned that decades of evading the demands of a just peace have only intensified the hardships faced by Palestinians. He warned against accepting unrealistic proposals without legal justification, as these merely destabilize the region and undermine peace efforts. He dismissed the notion that the Palestinians' presence on their own land is a source of conflict, labeling the logic of expulsion as a catalyst for unnecessary strife.
Despite the challenges, Abul-Gheit observed that while the window for achieving peace is narrowing, it remains slightly ajar. He reaffirmed that peace is attainable through a two-state solution, which he described as the Arabs' strategic choice for a brighter future, referencing the 2002 Arab peace initiative.