Countries That Don’t Pressure Israel ‘May Be Complicit’ in Gaza Genocide, UN Rights Cheif Says
New York (Quds News Network)- Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on participants in an upcoming conference on Palestinian statehood in New York to intensify pressure on Israel to end the "carnage" in Gaza. He warned that countries failing to do so risk being "complicit."
“Every day, we are watching the unspeakable tragedy in Gaza and the West Bank with horror and frustration,” Turk said in a video statement.
“I urge governments to use the opportunity of this conference for concrete action that puts all possible pressure on the Israeli government to end the carnage in Gaza permanently,” he said.
“Countries that fail to use their leverage may be complicit in international crimes,” he added.
Ahead of tomorrow’s High-Level Conference on Palestine—I urge all parties to put all possible pressure on #Israel to end the carnage in #Gaza & work towards tangible progress on a two-State solution
The conference, co-chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, will begin in New York on Monday and continue until Wednesday. At the UN headquarters, it will aim to lay out a roadmap towards a two-state solution, including parameters for Palestinian statehood.
