UN (AP) – Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Oman – All unsettling countries that have permeated the Middle East are facing a crisis at the annual UN rally of world leaders, with top Egyptian diplomats warning that “the Middle East is at the time of imprisonment.”
All four countries on Saturday condemned Israel’s continued pursuit The war in Gaza and the horrific impact on Palestinian civilians – And they lamented that the UN and the wider international community had achieved a ceasefire and not ended the bloodshed.
The four ministers spoke a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced an increase in global isolation against protesters, critics and his Gaza policy – He spoke to the general meeting His country “have to finish his job” against Hamas on October 7, 2023, a surprising attack in southern Israel that killed around 1,200 people. Hamas also took 250 hostages. Israeli forces recently launched an attack to take control of Gaza.
This is a national perspective on the overall situation in Mid East, particularly the take of four leaders from the UN podium on Gaza.
Egypt
Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatti, who was a key mediator in Gaza along with Gaza and Qatar, keenly criticized the international community for being “standing vaguely as an audience” while international law is systematically violating Gaza and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Israel’s “unjust wars unfolding against defenseless civilians for the crimes they had not committed” became “urgent without accountability and influenced the country one after another,” he said.
Reminiscing a historic visit to Israel by former President Anwar Sadat in 1977, Egypt became “one of the first to halt the pillar of peace in the region.” However, investigating the Tamoiur in the Middle East today, he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, which he vehemently denied and blocked Palestinians Freon, who established an independent state.
Abdelatty said Israel is not safe unless other countries in the region are safe, saying, “This region cannot see stability without the Palestinian independence.”
In the region, he pointed to the civil war in Sudan, the need for elections in divided Libya, and resolved the Yemeni crisis between the internationally recognized government and the rebels of the Khuti that control the capital and most of the north, and ended repeated violations of Israel’s Lebanese and Syrian territory.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Fahan is holding peace talks with the Russian Ukraine and said that the suffering of the Palestinians and the unprecedented humanitarian crisis is essential to end the war in Gaza and achieve peace through a two-state solution.
He said the two states’ solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for nearly 80 years is “the only way to ensure the security of all countries in the region.” “The failure of the international community to take firm action to end Israeli attacks and violations will only cause further instability and anxiety regionally and globally,” he said, “it will have serious consequences and escalate war crimes and genocide conduct.”
Farhan said Saudi Arabia, together with Norway and the European Union, launched a United Nations to implement the two-state solution, and at least 10 countries co-hosted a high-level meeting on Monday with France, which has officially recognized the Palestinian state and recognized the total of nearly 160.
“This awareness is an important step in achieving solutions for the two states and strengthening the path to just and lasting peace,” he said.
Fahan condemned Israel’s recent attacks on Qatar. He also called for “international measures” to stop Israel’s actions, and “to stop it from such criminal acts that threaten the safety and stability of the region.”
Oman
Omani Foreign Minister Bador bin Hamad al-Busadi, the country mediated Iran, USA The talks called the international community “applying effective pressure to bring Israel to the negotiation table,” and called on measures to kill, destroy, occupation and limit their ability to continue policies.
He condemned Israel’s attacks on Iran, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon, calling for sanctions against Israel in response to violations of state law and “illegal aggression” over state sovereignty.
“We are calling for a global peaceful campaign to lift the blockade, to cancel the injustice imposed on the Palestinian people, and to secure freedom through the establishment of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state,” said Al-Basaidi.
United Arab Emirates
Calling it a “vital moment” in the world, UAE’s vice minister Rana Nusseybe, caught up in chaos and conflict, said there was no legitimacy for Israel, targeting Hamas hostages, targeting tens of thousands of civilians, surrounds them, starves them, and forcibly shortages.
She said Israel’s “unacceptable expansionist ambitions, including the threat of annexation of the West Bank,” were also unacceptable.
Nusseibeh urged all countries to recognize Palestine “as an investment in a better future for the region.”
The United Arab Emirates tried to bridge the divisions to other parts of the conflict-ravaged world, she said. It refers to its role in the exchange of thousands of prisoners in Russia and Ukraine, hosting peace negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, helping to dismiss tensions in South Asia and beyond.
“Our aim is not just to manage conflicts, but to resolve them sustainably,” Nusseibeh told Congress. “The urgent need for this approach is evident all over the world, including the Gaza Strip, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, Libya, and the Sahel.”
Many crises are exacerbated by extremist ideology, hate speech and agitation, which is why the UAE is promoting a tolerance, peace and security agenda. The United Arab Emirates is also the largest donor of aid to Gaza, she said.
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Edith M. Lederer covers the Associated Press’ international issues for over half a century.
