West must use leverage to end Israeli settlements, says Anwar
The prime minister says the statement by 12 foreign ministers on measures against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank was overdue.
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in New Delhi for a BRICS economic summit. He urged the 12 Western foreign ministers to utilize their diplomatic and economic influence over Israel to halt illegal settlement expansion and forced displacement, as well as to demand accountability for the harm caused in Gaza and ensure unimpeded humanitarian access.
The United Kingdom, Canada, and France have pledged to implement measures banning trade with settlements, joining other European nations that have already done so. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband acknowledged the illegality of the Israeli occupation and recognized the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in West Bank areas by "settler terrorists."
Anwar Ibrahim hailed these acknowledgments as significant in light of international law and the plight of Palestinians. He urged for concrete and binding measures to uphold international law, protect Palestinian rights, and achieve a just and enduring peace in the Middle East.
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