“What is happening in Gaza constitutes a crime of genocide and ethnic cleansing taking place in full view of the entire world, and that the international community’s failure to stop these violations places everyone before a moral and historical responsibility,” he said.
The Shura Council speaker called for an immediate end to the aggression and a rejection of the displacement of innocent people from their land, calling on all parliamentarians to stand with truth and human justice.
He pointed out that the Inter-Parliamentary Union, established more than a century ago to promote the values of peace and reject war, is called upon today more than ever to fully play its role in halting the aggression.
He went on saying that the role of the Union is to encourage member parliaments to take firm positions and pressure their governments to take immediate action to halt the aggression, given the repeated failure of UN institutions to protect civilians and enforce the rules of international humanitarian law.
On another note, Al Ghanim participated in the 215th session of the Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), held as part of the 150th General Assembly of the Union. The Governing Council reviewed the report of President of IPU Dr Tulia Axson which included the most prominent activities during the 214th session of the Council, in addition to the activities of the Executive Office.
