Lawmakers, diplomats and public figures have criticised the international response to the Gaza crisis, calling for stronger coordinated political action and condemning perceived inaction and double standards by global institutions.
Parliamentarians, diplomats and public figures from across multiple continents gathered in Brussels on Wednesday for the Global Sumud Parliamentarians Congress, held alongside the ongoing Global Sumud Flotilla, which was launched towards Gaza on April 12.
Participants at the congress voiced strong criticism of the international response to the situation in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories, calling for coordinated political and economic measures.
Francesca Albanese, UN special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories, said the issue is no longer about recognising Palestinian rights but about enforcing obligations.
“It’s clear that member states have obligations, and businesses have obligations not to trade, not to aid and assist in a state that is genociding the Palestinians,” Albanese said, urging greater coordination and leadership to end what she described as complicity in supply chains and trade.
Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative, described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as dire, citing ongoing violence and severe shortages of basic necessities.
“And we are also living under a system which is nothing but a fascist system. And don’t hesitate to call the Israeli establishment as it is, a fascist establishment, because only fascists can pass such laws as the death penalty law… and celebrate with glasses of champagne,” he said.
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