Amman, July 28 (Petra) – Speaker of the Lower House of
Representatives, Mazen Qadi, stated the dangerous and systematic
escalation of Israeli settler violence against the Palestinian people
in the occupied West Bank requires “strong” Arab and international
pressure to halt this escalating crime, which reflect state
terrorism.

In this context, he referred to the provocative and illegal
violations at Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, adding that all these
practices are carried out under protection of the Israeli government
and army.

In a House statement issued on Tuesday, Qadi said the continued
storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, settlements expansion, and
campaigns to burn homes, properties, and agricultural lands
constitute a flagrant violation of international law and
international humanitarian law.

Qadi added that this Israeli policy reflects a systematic policy
aimed at oppressing Palestinians and forcibly imposing new realities,
which Jordan rejects under any circumstances.

Urging the international community to reject and oppose this policy,
he affirmed these crimes constitute organized terrorism and a crime
that requires accountability and prosecution.

These crimes are an extension of the Israeli occupation’s settlement
policies, which undermine all efforts aimed at achieving a just and
comprehensive peace and establishing a Palestinian state, and push
the region toward further tension and instability, he pointed out.

The House also urged the international community, the Security
Council, the United Nations, and the International Criminal Court to
assume their legal and moral responsibilities and take “effective and
urgent” measures to stop terrorism of the occupying state and hold
perpetrators of these crimes accountable.

Additionally, the House called for ending the policy of impunity, and
compelling Israel, the occupying power, to respect rules of
international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, as
this is the sole way to achieve security, stability, and a just and
lasting peace in the region.

//Petra// AG