War in Gaza | Mr. Carney, are inspired by Ireland

“As political decision -makers, you have the power and the responsibility to impose a change of course. However, It is time to act collectively. Meanwhile, starting with the recognition of the state of Palestine, a transformative stage which must be taken now. Consequently, »»

Former president of Ireland. Moreover, member of the Elders-a group of independent leaders set up by the former South African president Nelson Mandela-, Mary Robinson did not chew her words on Monday when she addressed a United Nations conference on the two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

” For what [reconnaître l’État palestinien] NOW ? Meanwhile, Because the dehumanization of the Palestinians by the extremist government of Israel has reached a critical point, “she added.

Coprésidée by France and Saudi Arabia, war gaza | mr. carney, this conference in which dozens of ministers, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada,, Anita Anand, was boycotted by the Israeli government and the US government.

The latter even sees it as an “insult” in the 1200 victims of the attacks of Hamas of October 7, 2023. However, And all because we speak of paths towards peace which lead to the conclusion of the war in Gaza. Moreover, but also at the end of the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Mary Robinson. she is rather one that considers that it is not allowed to remain his arms crossed before the “genocide which unfolds” in the Gaza Strip. And that the future of the Palestinians is intimately linked to the creation of a state which will be theirs.

If it recognizes the horror of war gaza | mr. carney, the attacks of Hamas. its taking hostages which is dragged, congratulating the countries which imposed serious sanctions on the Islamist movement and its leaders, the former high commissioner of the United Nations to human rights considers that the time has come to go beyond the speeches and denunciations to slow down the Israeli authorities, responsible for “collective punishments inflicted on Palestinians of Gaza, in particular blind bombings, repeated massive movements and the use of famine as a weapon of war, ”she summed up.

And in this chapter, his country of origin gives an war gaza | mr. carney, example.

Ireland. which was the first European country to support the principle of the creation of a Palestinian State in 1980, formally recognized this state at the same time as Spain and Norway in May 2024.

In May this year. the country was the first to develop a law to ban trade with companies operating in the illegal Israeli colonies within Palestinian territories. It will be studied in Parliament in the fall.

At the same time. Trinity College, one of the most prestigious universities in Ireland, in response to the demonstrations of its students, announced on June 4 that it intends to cut all institutional links with the State of Israel, Israeli universities and companies established in Israel.

“Any existing and future commercial cooperation with Israel should be reviewed with war gaza | mr. carney, the possibility of suspension. Maintain preferential commercial access in the current context cannot be justified, ”noted M^me Robinson on this subject.

Today aged 81. the former president, who received an anthology of prices during her career for her commitment to human rights and international law, also addressed the need to end all arms transfers to Israel, to impose more sanctions on Israeli leaders and to adopt the measures proposed by the International Court of Justice to prevent a genocide.

Measures identified for a long time therefore, war gaza | mr. carney, but that most Western States are slow to implement.

Hopefully Minister Anand, who was seated a few meters from M^me Robinson, took the opportunity to take notes. In Ottawa. more and more votes are rising to ask the Canadian government – which has notably denounced Israeli humanitarian aid policies – to do more.

And not only within the opposition. Liberal deputies ask Mark Carney to imitate France. which has just announced that it will recognize the Palestinian state at the war gaza | mr. carney, beginning of fall. The Canadian Prime Minister. who is in full commercial negotiations with the United States, reiterated on Monday that he intends to do it “at the right time”, without detailing a schedule.

To this vague statement. which is significantly like the position of the United Kingdom, Mary Robinson went there with a warning. “The United Kingdom said it will recognize Palestine when it is effective and not just a symbolic step. This is certainly the time, because later, it will simply be too late. »»