Qatar Calls for Referring the File of Israeli Aggression on Gaza to ICC

 Qatar Calls for Referring the File of Israeli Aggression on Gaza to ICC

Geneva /Information Office/ 29 June 2015/ The State of Qatar called on the international community leaders to lift the immunity of Israel, refer the file of the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and to ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the report of the International Commission of Inquiry on the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip in 2014, to hold Israeli officials accountable and prosecuted for the crimes they have committed. This came Monday in the speech delivered by HE Qatar Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva Faisal bin Abdullah Al Henzab, during the interactive dialogue with the Independent Inquiry Committee of the United Nations on the Israeli aggression on the occupied Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip in 2014, during the twenty-ninth session and the Chapter (7). HE Ambassador Al Henzab expressed Qatar's strong denunciation to the information contained in the report regarding Israel's refusal to cooperate with the investigation committee, which affirms that Israel is obstructing the investigation. This obstruction is to cover up not only on the war crimes mentioned in the report, but also the crimes against humanity and violations of human rights committed by Israel against the Palestinian people, HE Ambassador Al Henzab said. The report represents an explicit condemnation of the Israeli occupation, and a valid document to activate the legal and judicial aspect of the prosecution of Israeli war criminals, he added. He also welcomed the recommendations contained in the report regarding the accountability of the Israeli political and military leaders, stressing that the impunity of the Israeli leaders from prosecution and international condemnation encourage them to commit more crimes and wage other wars without any deterrent, especially in light of the international leniency towards the heinous Israeli crimes which amounts to collusion. He emphasized the need to achieve justice redress for the Palestinian people, and to ensure the non-recurrence of the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, through a resolution under Chapter VII of the Security Council, and most importantly not considering Israel as a state that is above the law.