Kuwait city: Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Al-Budaiwi condemned as "serious and irresponsible" the statements recently made by prime minister of the Israeli occupation Benjamin Netanyahu on plans of his government to forcibly evict the Palestinian people from their homeland. "Those remarks represent an explicit call for committing a crime of ethnic cleansing in stark violation of all international laws and norms," Al-Budaiwi said in a press release on Friday.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the serious irresponsible remarks and malpractices of the Israeli occupation authorities drew outright rejection regionally and internationally. The statements are viewed as further evidence of the aggressive approach of the Israeli occupation authorities to regional and international efforts to establish fair and durable peace in the Middle East.
Netanyahu's government seeks to undermine the chances of establishing an independent Palestinian state within the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital city, Al-Budaiwi went on. He urged the international community to shoulder their legal, moral, and humanitarian responsibilities for foiling the Israeli plans and preventing the deterioration of the security situation in the region.
The GCC reaffirmed support to the legitimate rights of the brotherly people of Palestine, foremost among which is the right to statehood based on the Arab peace initiative and the international legitimacy.