KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has proposed four key measures to support the Palestinian cause, including the establishment of a group of eminent persons tasked with assessing and identifying measures to implement the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan presented the proposed measures while delivering the national statement during the emergency meeting convened by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
He said the measures emphasise the need to expand global support for Palestine, leveraging the ICJ rulings and the unity achieved by Palestinian factions through the Beijing Declaration.
“Such measures should focus on universal jurisdiction and ensure the consistent application of international law,” he said during the meeting in Jeddah on Wednesday.
Secondly, Malaysia has called for the reinstatement of the United Nations Special Committee Against Apartheid.
The primary task of this committee will be to halt the illegal occupation of Palestinian Territories (OPT) by Israel and to address the apartheid policies imposed on Palestinians, he added.
Thirdly, Malaysia has proposed that the OIC, in collaboration with like-minded countries, request a resumed session of the 10th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly on the Issue of Palestine.
“This suggestion is to discuss the means and ways to implement or ‘give effect’ to the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion.
“Finally, we should extend our undivided support and fully assist in the rebuilding of the Palestinian economy and livelihood post-conflict. This is a key step that would ease their return to normalcy,” Mohamad said, Bernama reported.
Following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, who also led Hamas’ political bureau in Teheran, Malaysia has called for a concerted effort to counter Israeli propaganda and misinformation.
