Secretary-General of the Arab League H E Ahmed Aboul-Gheit
Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Arab League H E Ahmed Aboul-Gheit stressed that the primary message of the emergency Arab-Islamic summit in Doha, which must reach everyone clearly and loudly, is solidarity with Qatar from the Arab and Islamic worlds in response to the Israeli attack, which was characterized by cowardice, treachery, and foolishness.
Speaking at the Preparatory Ministerial Meeting for the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit, held in Doha yesterday, Aboul-Gheit indicated that this solidarity comes in appreciation of the State of Qatar’s significant and essential role in partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt in the field of mediation and good offices to stop the bloodshed of the Palestinian people and stop the Israeli war machine.
He pointed out that the international community’s inaction and silence regarding the crimes of the Israeli occupation, committed over two full years in Gaza and the entire region, has encouraged the extremist leaders of the occupation to continue their violations without fear of accountability.
H E the Secretary-General said that silence on the crime constitutes a crime in itself and paves the way for the commission of further crimes. He stressed the need to hold accountable those responsible for proven war crimes, from the killing of civilians to the starvation and displacement of the Palestinian people and the destruction of their society in Gaza, to the attack on the State of Qatar.
Aboul-Gheit concluded his remarks by emphasizing that Israel’s continued perpetration of various forms of crimes without accountability has encouraged and tempted it to expand the scope of its aggression. He emphasized the need for joint action to halt this shameful war and prevent the continuation of the Israeli aggression machine.
