{
  "id": 16486643,
  "title": "Arab Parliament chief launches global parliamentary initiative for Palestine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/arab-parliament-chief-launches-global-parliamentary-initiative-for",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-25T14:46:23.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://english.ajel.sa/world/df7p9cn1f"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Saad bin Sulayb Al-Otaibi, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament and Chair of the Palestine Committee, has announced the establishment of a global parliamentary initiative to support Palestine. The primary goals of this initiative are to foster international action, accountability, and a coalition of parliamentary support for the Palestinian people. At the inaugural meeting of the Palestine Committee during the third session of the Arab Parliament's fourth legislative term, Al-Otaibi detailed the initiative's focus areas, which encompass utilizing parliamentary diplomacy, advocating for an end to the occupation, ensuring accountability through the International Criminal Court, and translating international resolutions into tangible steps for a just and comprehensive peace.\n\nThe initiative seeks to bolster accountability for Israeli actions, enhance documentation of crimes against Palestinians, and collaborate with parliaments and international organizations to halt attacks on Palestinian prisoners, counter harmful legislation, protect the Al-Aqsa Mosque, and uphold the role of UNRWA in refugee services. Al-Otaibi emphasized the need to rally international recognition for the State of Palestine, endorse its pursuit of full UN membership, and back the resilience of Palestinian people. Furthermore, the initiative aims to secure unhindered humanitarian aid for Gaza and support Palestinian-led reconstruction, rejecting any schemes for Palestinian displacement or the separation of Gaza from the West Bank and Jerusalem.\n\nAddressing the ongoing Israeli military actions in Gaza, including killings, displacement, and starvation, Al-Otaibi stressed the legal, ethical, and historical obligations of the international community. He highlighted that Israeli actions, such as settler attacks, West Bank expansion, and Jerusalem's holy site violations, are designed to weaken Palestinian presence and impose new conditions, necessitating firm international intervention to hold perpetrators accountable. Al-Otaibi advocated for a reform of the international system to combat double standards in applying international law and to strengthen the United Nations' capacity to enforce legitimacy resolutions, emphasizing the UN's critical role in delivering justice to victims, primarily the Palestinian people.\n\nAl-Otaibi strongly condemned Colombia's decision to open an embassy in occupied Jerusalem, urging parliamentary bodies worldwide to apply pressure on Colombia to reconsider this move in line with international law and UN resolutions. The Speaker concluded by reaffirming the Arab Parliament's commitment to monitoring the execution of its decisions, transforming them into actionable steps, and ensuring that the Palestinian cause gains the international backing necessary to secure its legitimate rights and establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.",
  "summary": "Arab Parliament Speaker Saad bin Sulayb Al-Otaibi unveils a global parliamentary initiative to support Palestine, focusing on international action and accountability.",
  "key_points": [
    "Initiative focuses on accountability, international action, and coalition for Palestinian people.",
    "Al-Otaibi calls for UN membership, humanitarian aid, and condemnation of Israeli actions."
  ],
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}