Resolutions On Israel To Be Conveyed To US Congress, European Countries

1/13/2009 — Bernama.com
BENTONG, Jan 13 (Bernama) — Malaysia will convey the 10 resolutions passed at Monday’s special Parliament sitting on Israel’s atrocities in Gaza to the United States Congress and parliaments of Britain and the European Union, said Prime Minster Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.
“The resolutions will also be conveyed to United Nations (UN) secretary-general Ban Kim Mun and the UN’s General Assembly (UNGA) president to demand that UN’s Security Council make a decision to enforce resolutions it has taken on the Palestinian conflict,” he told reporters after attending a briefing on the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) at the Bentong Land and District Office here on Tuesday.
He said Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) countries and members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) would also be informed of the resolutions adopted by Malaysia.
Abdullah said this when elaborating on the special sitting of Parliament held to discuss the Zionist regime’s latest atrocities on the inhabitants of besieged Gaza.
Among others the resolutions call for UNGA to immediately set up an International Crimes Tribunal to investigate and prosecute Israelis involved in atrocities against Palestinians for war crimes.
Israel’s invasion of Gaza launched on Dec 27 to date has claimed over 900 Palestinian lives, mostly civilians including women and children.
Abdullah said Malaysia would insist on a UNGA meeting to be convened if there was no positive response over the resolutions.
He also praised Mercy Malaysia for its humanitarian relief work to help the people of Gaza and that the government was fully supporting such noble effort.
In KUALA LUMPUR, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Malaysia, Kamal Malhotra said Malaysia needed to lobby and convince other parliaments in the world to ensure the resolutions would gain greater support and be more effective.
Among others the resolutions call for UNGA to immediately set up an International Crimes Tribunal to investigate and prosecute Israelis involved in atrocities against Palestinians for war crimes.
“The resolution would be more effective and influential in the international community if Malaysia were able to lobby and convince other parliaments around the world including the British and European Parliaments to agree on similar resolutions.
“Once this has happened these resolutions should then be put through an international parliamentary body which is credible and has an observer or consultative station within the United Nations (UN),” Malhotra told Bernama in an email interview.
Malhotra’s comments was supported by Human Rights Commissioner Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria who told Bernama in a phone interview that Malaysia must mobilise and strengthen its partnership with OIC countries, Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), ASEAN and other countries to garner support and force the US to play a more decisive role in stopping Israel from committing crimes against humanity.
In KUALA TERENGGANU, Home Minister Datuk Seri Syed Hamid Albar said Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim should use his close ties with United States leaders to influence the superpower to order Israel to stop its atrocities in Gaza.
He said the issue was not a party matter but involved humanity which required all quarters to act to stop the carnage taking place in the Palestinian territory.
“It is good he supported the resolutions, this is important because he understands Malaysians aspirations for the people of Palestine and that they abhor Israel’s atrocities on them. He (Anwar) should use his influence to get the Americans to stop Israel’s crimes in Gaza,” he told reporters after launching the national level Mawadah (an anti-drugs programme for women) here on Tuesday.