The Palestinian people's journey to freedom is far from over. Zionist pressure groups managed to persuade the US to stand against this move, and the British Government, as ever more mindful of the 'Special Relationship' than anything else, cravenly kept out of the vote. The online pressure organisation Avaaz played a considerable part in the lead-up; the photo shows their banner hanging in Brussels.
What this means for Palestine now:
ReplyDeleteFRANCIS BOYLE, Professor of international law at the University of Illinois College of Law
and author of "Palestine, Palestinians, and International Law", said: "This can be the start of a 'Legal Intifadah' by Palestine against
Israel: 1. "Palestine can join the Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court
and file a Complaint with the ICC against the illegal settlements and settlers,
who are committing war crimes; 2. "Palestine can join the Statute for the International Court of Justice, sue
Israel at the World Court, and break the illegal siege of Gaza; 3. "Palestine can join the Law of the Sea Convention and get its fair share of
the enormous gas fields lying off the coast of Gaza, thus becoming economically
self-sufficient; 4. "Palestine can become a High Contracting Party to the Four Geneva
Conventions [this deals with the laws of war]; 5. "Palestine can join the International Civil Aviation Organization and gain
sovereign, legal control over its own airspace; 6. "Palestine can join the International Telecommunications Union and gain
sovereign legal control over its own airwaves, phone lines, bandwidths."
(from Bristol-PSC)