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Blinken calls on countries to do more to help Palestinians in Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced more than $400m in humanitarian assistance to Palestinians at the conference in Jordan as he called for other donors to also step up.
“Only one-third of the current UN appeal is funded. That leaves a shortfall of approximately $2.3bn. Every country can help fill this gap … Some have expressed great concern over the suffering of Palestinian people in Gaza, including in countries with the capacity to give a lot, [but they] have provided very little or nothing at all,” he said.
“It is time for everyone to step up. For those who have already given and given generously – give more.”
How about you re-instate funding of UNWRA...
‘Surrealistic listening to Blinken’s speech at Jordan summit’
There’s something surrealistic about listening to a US secretary of state recounting the disaster that Gaza has become, the destruction of hospitals and schools, the deaths of people, of entire families, as if they were not killed by American ammunition, as if the United States did not block every attempt at an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the past three months.
But be that as it may, now we all learned the lesson once again that when it comes to America, it’s either America’s way or the highway – that in as far as America is concerned, American might is right and everything else is wrong and hence, until America passed its own resolution taking into consideration a good number of points by other countries, including the Algerians and apparently the Russians and the Chinese.
The resolution has passed and Hamas has welcomed it, and yet the secretary of state continues to emphasise that now it’s only up to Hamas and everyone needs to pressure Hamas to accept a ceasefire when in fact Hamas and others in Gaza have died for a ceasefire. They have always been, for the past eight months, dying for a ceasefire taking place.
So, if anything, the people in Gaza, including Hamas, want a ceasefire more than anyone else, including the United States and Israel.
Yes, bit late to look like the 'good guys' while still supporting genocide during the ceasefire negotiations and sending Israel over 14 billion in military assistance. Why not take some of that to fill 2.3 Billion shortfall of the UN appeal. It's all about keeping the military industrial complex going with tax payer money.
Arab parliament welcomes UN Security Council resolution
The Arab League legislative body has hailed the resolution calling for an immediate and complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, including the withdrawal of Israeli forces from it and the return of displaced Palestinians.
In a statement, the Arab Parliament said that this decision is a step in the right direction to stop the continuous aggression and the genocide against Palestinians, despite its delay for eight months due to consistent US vetos.
“The Arab Parliament affirmed support for Palestinians and their rights, as well as establishing a Palestinian State with Jerusalem as its capital,” the statement added, commending Arab and international efforts and Algeria’s role as well as ongoing Egyptian-Qatari mediation efforts.
Gaza health ministry urges Jordan summit states to ‘save’ the besieged Strip
Dr Ashraf al-Qudra, a ministry spokesman, has called on those attending the emergency international conference on the situation in Gaza to take “tangible and urgent measures to save the Gaza Strip, which has been destroyed by the Israeli occupation on the humanitarian and health level”.
The conference in Jordan states that its aims include accelerating the process of delivering and providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza in an immediate, sufficient and sustainable manner. It also aims to identify the operational, logistical and supply needs to urgently deliver all vital aid to the coastal enclave.
