"Iraq's position before the International Court of Justice is crystal clear", as stated by the Palestinian Ambassador

Palestinian Ambassador: Iraq's position is clear before the International Court of Justice
Baghdad - INA

The Palestinian Ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Al-Ruwaidi, confirmed today, Friday, that: "Iraq's position is clear before the International Court of Justice", while he indicated that "the decision of the International Court is a new legal gain that supports all efforts to end the occupation and establish the Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital".

Al-Ruwaidi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The legal opinion issued by the International Court of Justice regarding the nature of the illegal Zionist entity in the occupied Palestinian territories, and the legal consequences for the entity, the United Nations and third parties, is a historic decision that came as a result of political, legal and diplomatic work carried out by the State of Palestine in coordination with all friends and brothers, and confirms the fact that obliges the member states of the United Nations to assume their responsibilities to end the occupation, recognize the Palestinian state and support its establishment on the ground.".

Al-Ruwaidi added that "Palestine welcomed this historic decision in which the court evaluated all the facts, events and evidence presented by the State of Palestine and the countries that joined the court's procedures, and applied the law wisely and fairly and prevailed over humanity, moral principles and international legitimacy," noting that "the highest international judicial body in the world declared that the Zionist entity is a long-term and illegal occupation, and that the entity, the occupying power, annexed the Palestinian land, deprived the Palestinian people of their right to self-determination, and subjected them to systematic discrimination and apartheid, in flagrant violation of the principles and fundamentals of international law.".

Al-Ruwaidi pointed out that "the decision is considered historic because it was issued by the highest international judicial authority that confirmed that the occupation is illegal and that settlements and crimes must stop, and that the world is required today to take a clear position against the Zionist occupation as a racist entity," stressing that "the only solution consistent with international law is for the entity, the occupying power, to end its illegal occupation of the occupied Palestinian territory unconditionally and immediately, and dismantle the colonial and racist system, with all its legal and material aspects, which it has adopted and enabled for decades.".

Ambassador Al-Ruwaidi thanked Iraq for "its principled and supportive position for the State of Palestine," noting that "brotherly Iraq had a clear position before the International Court of Justice, which expressed its rejection of colonialism, occupation, aggression and hegemony, and said that this comes as an extension of Iraq's historical position of standing with Palestine since 1948."