22 may 2018
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Netherland's Jewish community decries comedian Sanne Wallis de Vries' parody of Israeli Eurovision winner’s song for implying US embassy was opened for Israeli financial gain, insinuating world leaders 'eat out of Israel's hands'
Netherlands' Jewish community and pro-Israel organizations are fuming over an anti-Israeli parody of Netta Barzilai's "Toy" broadcast Saturday during a popular TV-show aired on a public broadcasting channel, which some say contained anti-Semitic overtones. Performing her rendition of the Israeli winner's Eurovision Song Contest |
song, the comedian Sanne Wallis de Vries implied during her version on her new show that the US’s opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem was yet another way to make money.
De Vries sung the chorus against a background of recent violence on the Gaza border during riots that were held the same day as the embassy’s opening. Other images also featured in the background, with the upbeat song contrasting with images of Israel’s security barrier, IDF vehicles and scenes from last week’s deadly riots on the Gaza border.
In the parody, the words of the song, which focus on female empowerment, were changed to:
Look at me, I am such a cute country,
World leaders all eat out of my hand
I make all fires disappear with a kiss,
We are having a party, you wanna come?
Soon in the Al-Aqsa mosque, which will soon be empty
From Haifa to the Dead Sea, there is kosher food and drink
So come and dance with me.
Is your country surrounded by rock-throwers?
Build walls like Trump dreams about at night and fire rockets at them
Look how wonderfully I fire explosives
Again, Israel is winning
70 years of this celebration is continuing, look how wonderful it is.
I won’t allow Palestinians to enter
I am a tough dog who chases Palestinians
This is my party and this is my time to shine
Was your party ruined by extremists?
Open another embassy and make more dollars and cents.
'Anti-Semitism has returned to mainstream'
Replacing the trademark chicken-clucking during the chorus of Netta’s original song, de Vries inserts: “with your ka-ching, ka-ching and your ping-a-ping, with your dollars and cents and your funds, with your ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching.”
The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel, (CIDI), a pro-Israel organization, accused de Vries of anti-Semitism by evoking traditional anti-Jewish prejudices by associating Jews with money in the song.
The parody also aroused criticism on social media in Holland for the mingling of political and non-political issues.
Following the skit, the organization's members confronted the comedian on Twitter and wrote: “Hi Sanne, we heard your parody and the Israeli song at the Eurovision with the jokes about Jews and money. How funny!”
Other Dutch Twitter users expressed their disgust for the comedian in less sarcastic terms. “You’re a disgusting person,” wrote one of the people after the performance. “Now you have really been exposed,” wrote another. “You don’t have the courage to condemn Islam.”
“Is this what my taxes go on?” one enraged Twitter user asked. “Once again anti-Semitism has returned to the mainstream! How sad,” another complained.
The Israeli Embassy in Holland submitted a formal complaint to the television station that broadcast the parody. The complaint was sent both to the Dutch Foreign Ministry and to a leading Jewish community organization.
De Vries sung the chorus against a background of recent violence on the Gaza border during riots that were held the same day as the embassy’s opening. Other images also featured in the background, with the upbeat song contrasting with images of Israel’s security barrier, IDF vehicles and scenes from last week’s deadly riots on the Gaza border.
In the parody, the words of the song, which focus on female empowerment, were changed to:
Look at me, I am such a cute country,
World leaders all eat out of my hand
I make all fires disappear with a kiss,
We are having a party, you wanna come?
Soon in the Al-Aqsa mosque, which will soon be empty
From Haifa to the Dead Sea, there is kosher food and drink
So come and dance with me.
Is your country surrounded by rock-throwers?
Build walls like Trump dreams about at night and fire rockets at them
Look how wonderfully I fire explosives
Again, Israel is winning
70 years of this celebration is continuing, look how wonderful it is.
I won’t allow Palestinians to enter
I am a tough dog who chases Palestinians
This is my party and this is my time to shine
Was your party ruined by extremists?
Open another embassy and make more dollars and cents.
'Anti-Semitism has returned to mainstream'
Replacing the trademark chicken-clucking during the chorus of Netta’s original song, de Vries inserts: “with your ka-ching, ka-ching and your ping-a-ping, with your dollars and cents and your funds, with your ka-ching, ka-ching, ka-ching.”
The Center for Information and Documentation on Israel, (CIDI), a pro-Israel organization, accused de Vries of anti-Semitism by evoking traditional anti-Jewish prejudices by associating Jews with money in the song.
The parody also aroused criticism on social media in Holland for the mingling of political and non-political issues.
Following the skit, the organization's members confronted the comedian on Twitter and wrote: “Hi Sanne, we heard your parody and the Israeli song at the Eurovision with the jokes about Jews and money. How funny!”
Other Dutch Twitter users expressed their disgust for the comedian in less sarcastic terms. “You’re a disgusting person,” wrote one of the people after the performance. “Now you have really been exposed,” wrote another. “You don’t have the courage to condemn Islam.”
“Is this what my taxes go on?” one enraged Twitter user asked. “Once again anti-Semitism has returned to the mainstream! How sad,” another complained.
The Israeli Embassy in Holland submitted a formal complaint to the television station that broadcast the parody. The complaint was sent both to the Dutch Foreign Ministry and to a leading Jewish community organization.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry has summoned the ambassadors of three European countries over their support to the international investigation of the UN Human Rights Council, into the Gaza massacre, on May 15.
The Ministry said, in a statement, that it summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Slovenia, and is to summon the ambassador of Belgium, over the last session of the UN council. The three countries voted in favor of carrying out an international investigation into the human rights status in east Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.
31 out of 47 countries voted in favor of carrying out an investigation, including Spain, Slovenia, and Belgium; the other countries abstained, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.
About 62 Palestinians were killed during the symbolic marches along Gaza border, on Monday, 14 May, while protesting the US embassy move to occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Health explained that Israeli forces used explosive live bullets against peaceful protesters, causing critical injuries among them.
The Ministry said, in a statement, that it summoned the ambassadors of Spain and Slovenia, and is to summon the ambassador of Belgium, over the last session of the UN council. The three countries voted in favor of carrying out an international investigation into the human rights status in east Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza.
31 out of 47 countries voted in favor of carrying out an investigation, including Spain, Slovenia, and Belgium; the other countries abstained, according to Al Ray Palestinian Media Agency.
About 62 Palestinians were killed during the symbolic marches along Gaza border, on Monday, 14 May, while protesting the US embassy move to occupied Jerusalem. The Palestinian Ministry of Health explained that Israeli forces used explosive live bullets against peaceful protesters, causing critical injuries among them.
A Palestinian young man was shot and injured Tuesday evening by Israeli gunfire east of Khan Younis, to the south of Gaza Strip.
According to the PIC reporter, IOF opened their gunfire at Palestinian youngster near Al-Awda refugee camp in Khuza'a.
The injured young man was immediately taken to the European Hospital, suffering gunshot wounds in his leg.
The Palestinian Health Ministry kept record of the murder of 112 Palestinians by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on March 30, while thousands more were left injured.
According to the PIC reporter, IOF opened their gunfire at Palestinian youngster near Al-Awda refugee camp in Khuza'a.
The injured young man was immediately taken to the European Hospital, suffering gunshot wounds in his leg.
The Palestinian Health Ministry kept record of the murder of 112 Palestinians by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests on the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel on March 30, while thousands more were left injured.
The Israeli army on Tuesday morning unleashed an artillery shell and gunfire toward a Palestinian resistance site, east of the Bureij refugee camp, in central Gaza Strip.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli army fired an artillery shell toward the eastern corners of the Bureij camp.
The Israeli army spokesman claimed the shelling came after an Israeli military site was burned down by anti-occupation youth.
Anti-occupation youth set fire to Israeli military watchtowers
Palestinian anti-occupation youth gathering at Gaza’s eastern borders set fire to an Israeli military watchtower in response to the recent escalation by the Israeli army which left over 60 Palestinian protesters dead.
Eye-witnesses said Palestinian young men crept into the border fence separating the blockaded Gaza Strip from territories occupied in 1948 and torched tents set up by Israeli snipers east of the Bureij refugee camp.
Over recent weeks, Israeli snipers deployed inside makeshift tents shielded by sand barriers near the border fence continue to gun down Palestinian protesters at Gaza’s eastern border.
At least 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests staged at the Gaza border.
According to eye-witnesses, the Israeli army fired an artillery shell toward the eastern corners of the Bureij camp.
The Israeli army spokesman claimed the shelling came after an Israeli military site was burned down by anti-occupation youth.
Anti-occupation youth set fire to Israeli military watchtowers
Palestinian anti-occupation youth gathering at Gaza’s eastern borders set fire to an Israeli military watchtower in response to the recent escalation by the Israeli army which left over 60 Palestinian protesters dead.
Eye-witnesses said Palestinian young men crept into the border fence separating the blockaded Gaza Strip from territories occupied in 1948 and torched tents set up by Israeli snipers east of the Bureij refugee camp.
Over recent weeks, Israeli snipers deployed inside makeshift tents shielded by sand barriers near the border fence continue to gun down Palestinian protesters at Gaza’s eastern border.
At least 120 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire since the launch of the Great March of Return protests staged at the Gaza border.
21 may 2018
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament, Ras Mubarak, has urged Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo to recall his envoy to Israel in the wake of Israel's killing of 60 Palestinian protesters, and the United States moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem last week.
Speaking at a recent press conference at the Palestine embassy in Accra, the Kumbungu Constituency MP said that the US showed “bad faith” in deciding to switch its embassy when the matter is still on the table of the United Nations (UN) for deliberations.
According to Mubarak, Akufo-Addo must join countries such as South Africa, Turkey and Ireland that have recalled their envoys, after Israel’s recent massacre of 60 unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Israel-Gaza buffer zone. Protesters were demanding an end to the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip and the right to return to land that they were expelled from in 1948 during the violent creation of Israel. The May 14 bloodbath has been compared to the 1960 Sharpeville massacre that took place in apartheid South Africa where 69 peaceful protesters were shot by apartheid security forces.
“Israel deserves to be isolated and boycotted”
In an interview with the Afro-Palestine Newswire Service, Mubarak strongly condemned the recent behavior of the Israeli regime and its violent suppression of legitimate protests by the people of the besieged Gaza Strip.
“Any country which flouts international law with such increasing regularity and maintains a brutal military occupation is a rogue state. Israel deserves to be isolated and boycotted immediately. The time to act is now. It is inconceivable that Ghana - one of Africa’s first nations to gain independence - continues to have relations with Israel, a modern-day settler-colonial power,” Mubarak said.
“Ghana is committed to Palestine”
Mubarak - who was recently denied entry into the Occupied Palestinian Territories by the Israeli regime - praised the Ghanaian government for boycotting the invitation to attend the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. He was also proud of Ghana’s voting record at the UN when it came to Palestine. “I am proud that my country was on the right side of history in December’s vote against the US and Israel,” Mubarak said. He was referring to a UN General Assembly vote where Ghana was one of 128 countries that voted resoundingly against a resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
According to Mubarak, “Ghana is undoubtedly committed towards the cause of the Palestinian people,” citing the Ghanaian government’s vote in favor of all four key issues on the rights of Palestinians at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March.
“Ghanaian Members of Parliament and other progressive voices will continue to stand with Palestine, and will continue to strive and fight for justice for the Palestinian people”, Mubarak declared.
Source: Afro-Palestine News Wire Service
Speaking at a recent press conference at the Palestine embassy in Accra, the Kumbungu Constituency MP said that the US showed “bad faith” in deciding to switch its embassy when the matter is still on the table of the United Nations (UN) for deliberations.
According to Mubarak, Akufo-Addo must join countries such as South Africa, Turkey and Ireland that have recalled their envoys, after Israel’s recent massacre of 60 unarmed Palestinian protesters at the Israel-Gaza buffer zone. Protesters were demanding an end to the Israeli siege of the Gaza Strip and the right to return to land that they were expelled from in 1948 during the violent creation of Israel. The May 14 bloodbath has been compared to the 1960 Sharpeville massacre that took place in apartheid South Africa where 69 peaceful protesters were shot by apartheid security forces.
“Israel deserves to be isolated and boycotted”
In an interview with the Afro-Palestine Newswire Service, Mubarak strongly condemned the recent behavior of the Israeli regime and its violent suppression of legitimate protests by the people of the besieged Gaza Strip.
“Any country which flouts international law with such increasing regularity and maintains a brutal military occupation is a rogue state. Israel deserves to be isolated and boycotted immediately. The time to act is now. It is inconceivable that Ghana - one of Africa’s first nations to gain independence - continues to have relations with Israel, a modern-day settler-colonial power,” Mubarak said.
“Ghana is committed to Palestine”
Mubarak - who was recently denied entry into the Occupied Palestinian Territories by the Israeli regime - praised the Ghanaian government for boycotting the invitation to attend the opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem. He was also proud of Ghana’s voting record at the UN when it came to Palestine. “I am proud that my country was on the right side of history in December’s vote against the US and Israel,” Mubarak said. He was referring to a UN General Assembly vote where Ghana was one of 128 countries that voted resoundingly against a resolution to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
According to Mubarak, “Ghana is undoubtedly committed towards the cause of the Palestinian people,” citing the Ghanaian government’s vote in favor of all four key issues on the rights of Palestinians at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva in March.
“Ghanaian Members of Parliament and other progressive voices will continue to stand with Palestine, and will continue to strive and fight for justice for the Palestinian people”, Mubarak declared.
Source: Afro-Palestine News Wire Service
The Hamas Movement on Sunday said that Israel’s rejection of an investigation ordered by the UN Human Rights Council into the recent mass murders of unarmed protesters in the Gaza Strip was evidence that its forces committed war crimes against innocent civilians.
“The Israeli occupation’s rejection of the UN inquiry commission emphasizes its brutality, and insistence on terrorizing and killing our people, disrespecting UN and international institutions and flouting their resolutions,” Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif al-Qanoua said in a brief press release.
Israel’s foreign ministry railed against the UN Human Rights Council last Friday after it voted to set up a probe into recent killings in Gaza and accused Israel of excessive use of force.
The ministry said it would not allow or cooperate with such inquiry, calling the UN body as “made up of a built-in anti-Israel majority, and guided by hypocrisy and absurdity.”
“The Israeli occupation’s rejection of the UN inquiry commission emphasizes its brutality, and insistence on terrorizing and killing our people, disrespecting UN and international institutions and flouting their resolutions,” Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif al-Qanoua said in a brief press release.
Israel’s foreign ministry railed against the UN Human Rights Council last Friday after it voted to set up a probe into recent killings in Gaza and accused Israel of excessive use of force.
The ministry said it would not allow or cooperate with such inquiry, calling the UN body as “made up of a built-in anti-Israel majority, and guided by hypocrisy and absurdity.”
Dr. Ashraf al-Qedra, the spokesperson of the Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip, has reported Sunday that Israeli soldiers have killed 112 Palestinians, and injured 13190 since the Great Return March protests started on the Palestinian Land Day, March 30th, 2018.
Dr. al-Qedra said that the soldiers killed 13 Palestinian children, and injured 2096 others, in addition to wounding 1029 women.
He added that 332 of the wounded Palestinians suffered life-threatening injuries, 3422 suffered moderate wounds, 9436 suffered mild injuries, and 5572 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
Dr. al-Qedra said that:
⇒ 502 Palestinians were shot in the head and neck.
⇒ 283 were shot in the chest and back.
⇒ 225 were shot in the abdomen and pelvis.
⇒ 938 were shot in their arms.
⇒ 325 were shot in their legs.
⇒ 1117 suffered various cuts and bruises to several parts of their bodies.
He also said that 27 of the wounded Palestinians suffered amputations in their legs, one in his arm, and four others had some fingers severed by Israeli fire.
Dr. al-Qedra added that the soldiers also shot and killed one medic, and injured 323 others with live fire and gas bombs, in addition to causing damage to 37 ambulances.
Gaza: 112 Palestinians killed, including 13 children, in Great March of Return
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued an updated count of Palestinian casualties since the “Great March of Return” began on March 30th in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The spokesperson of the ministry in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qidra, announced late Sunday that Israeli forces have killed 112 Palestinians and injured 13,190 more since the weeks-long massive unarmed demonstrations began.
Thirteen of the killed were children, under the age of 18, while 2,096 of the injuries are children and 1,029 are women.
Of the total injuries, 7,618 are related to live ammunition or rubber bullets, 5,572 are of tear-gas suffocation; 332 of the injuries are critical, 3,422 are moderate and 9,436 are light.
Thirty-two amputations were carried out; one of them in the upper extremities, 27 in the lower extremities and four in the hands.
The ministry said that one paramedic of the Palestinian Civil Defense was killed, and 223 medics were injured with live ammunition and tear-gas suffocation, while 37 ambulances were partly damaged.
Meanwhile, the Forum of Palestinian Journalists in the Gaza Strip said that two journalists, Yasser Murtaja and Ahmad Abu Hussein, were killed during the protests.
The forum added that 175 journalists were injured since the beginning of the return marches.
Dr. al-Qedra said that the soldiers killed 13 Palestinian children, and injured 2096 others, in addition to wounding 1029 women.
He added that 332 of the wounded Palestinians suffered life-threatening injuries, 3422 suffered moderate wounds, 9436 suffered mild injuries, and 5572 suffered the effects of teargas inhalation.
Dr. al-Qedra said that:
⇒ 502 Palestinians were shot in the head and neck.
⇒ 283 were shot in the chest and back.
⇒ 225 were shot in the abdomen and pelvis.
⇒ 938 were shot in their arms.
⇒ 325 were shot in their legs.
⇒ 1117 suffered various cuts and bruises to several parts of their bodies.
He also said that 27 of the wounded Palestinians suffered amputations in their legs, one in his arm, and four others had some fingers severed by Israeli fire.
Dr. al-Qedra added that the soldiers also shot and killed one medic, and injured 323 others with live fire and gas bombs, in addition to causing damage to 37 ambulances.
Gaza: 112 Palestinians killed, including 13 children, in Great March of Return
The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza issued an updated count of Palestinian casualties since the “Great March of Return” began on March 30th in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The spokesperson of the ministry in Gaza, Ashraf al-Qidra, announced late Sunday that Israeli forces have killed 112 Palestinians and injured 13,190 more since the weeks-long massive unarmed demonstrations began.
Thirteen of the killed were children, under the age of 18, while 2,096 of the injuries are children and 1,029 are women.
Of the total injuries, 7,618 are related to live ammunition or rubber bullets, 5,572 are of tear-gas suffocation; 332 of the injuries are critical, 3,422 are moderate and 9,436 are light.
Thirty-two amputations were carried out; one of them in the upper extremities, 27 in the lower extremities and four in the hands.
The ministry said that one paramedic of the Palestinian Civil Defense was killed, and 223 medics were injured with live ammunition and tear-gas suffocation, while 37 ambulances were partly damaged.
Meanwhile, the Forum of Palestinian Journalists in the Gaza Strip said that two journalists, Yasser Murtaja and Ahmad Abu Hussein, were killed during the protests.
The forum added that 175 journalists were injured since the beginning of the return marches.
20 may 2018
Palestinian burning kites, flown from Gaza, on Sunday landed in Israeli border fields and caused fire in four locations east of Jabalya, east of Beit Hanoun barrier, near Abu Safia military site and in Kisufim military site east of Khan Younis.
Palestinian youths have managed over the past few days to set fire to tens of thousands of dunums in Israeli different settlements along the borderline by burning kites in response to Israeli repeated crimes against the people in Gaza.
Palestinian youths have managed over the past few days to set fire to tens of thousands of dunums in Israeli different settlements along the borderline by burning kites in response to Israeli repeated crimes against the people in Gaza.
Britain has called on all besieging parties to improve the humanitarian situation in the embattled Gaza Strip.
“I strongly welcome Egypt’s announcement that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be opened throughout Ramadan,” the British embassy in Cairo quoted Middle East minister Alistair Burt as saying.
“Vital to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Burt added.
Recently, Burt also addressed his country’s parliament and called for an investigation after Israeli soldiers shot dead dozens of unarmed Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border.
“There should be an investigation into this,” Burt told parliament. “The United Kingdom has been clear in calling for urgently a need to establish the facts of what happened, including why such a volume of live fire was used ...”
“There are different forms of inquiry that are possible through the United Nations and we have to find the right formula, but it is important to find out all the facts.”
He also called for an easing of restrictions on movement in Gaza and international support for infrastructure and development projects there.
In a related context, the official news agency in Cairo announced on Saturday, May 19, that the Egyptian authorities would allow a large convoy of medical and food aid into Gaza, without providing further details.
Earlier, the Egyptian presidency ordered the opening of the Rafah crossing with Gaza during the entire holy month of Ramadan.
“I strongly welcome Egypt’s announcement that the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt will be opened throughout Ramadan,” the British embassy in Cairo quoted Middle East minister Alistair Burt as saying.
“Vital to improve the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Burt added.
Recently, Burt also addressed his country’s parliament and called for an investigation after Israeli soldiers shot dead dozens of unarmed Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border.
“There should be an investigation into this,” Burt told parliament. “The United Kingdom has been clear in calling for urgently a need to establish the facts of what happened, including why such a volume of live fire was used ...”
“There are different forms of inquiry that are possible through the United Nations and we have to find the right formula, but it is important to find out all the facts.”
He also called for an easing of restrictions on movement in Gaza and international support for infrastructure and development projects there.
In a related context, the official news agency in Cairo announced on Saturday, May 19, that the Egyptian authorities would allow a large convoy of medical and food aid into Gaza, without providing further details.
Earlier, the Egyptian presidency ordered the opening of the Rafah crossing with Gaza during the entire holy month of Ramadan.
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC), on Monday, will discuss a draft resolution to provide international protection for the Palestinian people.
The resolution was put forward by Kuwait’s permanent representative at the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Mansour Al Otaibi, and called for providing international protection to civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, including those in Gaza Strip.
Al Otaibi said, in remarks carried by Kuwait news agency (KUNA), that the negotiations on the draft resolution would be scheduled on the level of experts, next Monday. He added that the draft resolution called for providing international protection to occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to the lifting of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel.
The document also encouraged intensifying UN efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region and reinforcing the respect of international and humanitarian laws, he said, according to the PNN.
The resolution was put forward by Kuwait’s permanent representative at the UN headquarters in New York, Ambassador Mansour Al Otaibi, and called for providing international protection to civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories, including those in Gaza Strip.
Al Otaibi said, in remarks carried by Kuwait news agency (KUNA), that the negotiations on the draft resolution would be scheduled on the level of experts, next Monday. He added that the draft resolution called for providing international protection to occupied Palestinian territories, in addition to the lifting of the blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip by Israel.
The document also encouraged intensifying UN efforts to de-escalate the situation in the region and reinforcing the respect of international and humanitarian laws, he said, according to the PNN.
The Security Council is set to discuss on Monday a Kuwait-drafted resolution asking the UN Secretary General António Guterres to present a report within 30 days about ways and means to protect and ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians in the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip.
The draft resolution condemns the Israeli army's use of lethal force against peaceful protesters resulting in the death and injury of hundreds, including children, medical staff and journalists.
The draft resolution stresses that Palestinians have the right to peaceful protest and calls for independent and impartial investigation into Gaza killings.
It also calls for a complete lifting of the Israeli blockade on Gaza, unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into the seaside area, and a new political process to settle the conflict through transparent negotiations.
Diplomats have suggested the United States would use the veto to prevent the adoption of the draft resolution.
Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon described Kuwait's proposal as a "disgraceful resolution aimed at supporting Hamas war crimes against Israel and the Gazan people who are being sent to die at the border to maintain the Hamas rule".
In a related context, the UN Human Rights Council on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for the immediate dispatch of an international and independent commission to investigate the abuses committed within the framework of the military attacks against the major civilian protests that started in Gaza on 30th March.
The resolution was supported by 29 countries, while two countries voted against and 14 abstained. Israel rejected the resolution and said it was "hypocritical" and "absurd".
The draft resolution condemns the Israeli army's use of lethal force against peaceful protesters resulting in the death and injury of hundreds, including children, medical staff and journalists.
The draft resolution stresses that Palestinians have the right to peaceful protest and calls for independent and impartial investigation into Gaza killings.
It also calls for a complete lifting of the Israeli blockade on Gaza, unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into the seaside area, and a new political process to settle the conflict through transparent negotiations.
Diplomats have suggested the United States would use the veto to prevent the adoption of the draft resolution.
Israel's ambassador to the UN Danny Danon described Kuwait's proposal as a "disgraceful resolution aimed at supporting Hamas war crimes against Israel and the Gazan people who are being sent to die at the border to maintain the Hamas rule".
In a related context, the UN Human Rights Council on Saturday adopted a resolution calling for the immediate dispatch of an international and independent commission to investigate the abuses committed within the framework of the military attacks against the major civilian protests that started in Gaza on 30th March.
The resolution was supported by 29 countries, while two countries voted against and 14 abstained. Israel rejected the resolution and said it was "hypocritical" and "absurd".
Children playing in the besieged Gaza Strip
The European Commission of the European Union (EU) announced on Friday that it would be sending €3 million to help civilians in need of urgent assistance in the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to a press release, the funding will be channeled exclusively through international humanitarian EC partners to deliver health, water, and sanitation assistance to Palestinians in need of “critical assistance.”
Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the emergency assistance “will help provide basic supplies to civilians in need,” adding “for a smooth and continued delivery of humanitarian aid, it is essential that critical goods and equipment are allowed to enter Gaza in a timely manner.”
The announcement came as the UN reached a decision to send war crimes investigators to Gaza, according to Ma’an News Agency.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has reported the death toll since the Great March of Return began to be upwards of 100 Palestinians.
The European Commission of the European Union (EU) announced on Friday that it would be sending €3 million to help civilians in need of urgent assistance in the besieged Gaza Strip.
According to a press release, the funding will be channeled exclusively through international humanitarian EC partners to deliver health, water, and sanitation assistance to Palestinians in need of “critical assistance.”
Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the emergency assistance “will help provide basic supplies to civilians in need,” adding “for a smooth and continued delivery of humanitarian aid, it is essential that critical goods and equipment are allowed to enter Gaza in a timely manner.”
The announcement came as the UN reached a decision to send war crimes investigators to Gaza, according to Ma’an News Agency.
The Gaza Ministry of Health has reported the death toll since the Great March of Return began to be upwards of 100 Palestinians.
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