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Ex-Lankan ambassador to Iran alleges Israel destroying two-state solution
The United States, Britain and other European countries must respect the growing global public opinion, mostly in the West, including by thousands of principled Jews against the horrific crimes being committed against the Palestinians under cover of a ‘war on Hamas’ for the past one month, former MP and Sri Lankan Ambassador to Iran, M. M. Zuhair has alleged.
The following is the text of statement issued by Zuhair, PC: “Western-complicit Israel continues to reject mass appeals for a ceasefire.
In terms of numbers, Israel aggression in what was left of Palestine in Gaza and the West Bank, had crossed 10,000 deaths of Palestinians, of which according to Palestinian counts, over 4,000 were children, 3,000 women, mostly mothers, with less than 50 Hamas fighters.
These unapologetic massacre of civilians, according to a report by the Director of the New York office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Craig Mokhiber, himself a US citizen, sent to the High Commissioner in Geneva, before he quit his well-paid central office said, “…the current wholesale slaughter of the Palestinian people, rooted in an ethno-nationalist settler colonialist ideology, in continuation of decades of their systemic persecution and purging, based entirely upon their status as Arabs, and coupled with explicit statements of intent by leaders in the Israeli government and military, leaves no room for doubt or debate. Across the land, apartheid rules.”
By continuing to revengefully and indiscriminately bombard Gaza, alarming the Palestinians to exode from their remaining lands, Israel is destroying even the two State solution, that had been dangled before the world for over 50 years, without being realistically offered! The US backed apartheid in Palestine is crossing all boundaries to one of shameful ‘genocide’ leaving the Palestinians, plundered of their homes and lands with nowhere to go.
These are international crimes for which, Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Sunak and others must be made to account in the International Criminal Court in the Hague and also in other countries under extra territorial jurisdictions. Of course, armed with nuclear weapons, the criminals amongst those leading the world know that will never happen and that nothing will stop Israel in the coming decades taking ownership of most of the rest of the Middle East as well, as planned by the ‘Elders of Zion’ a hundred years ago. Hamas and the Hesbullah possibly know this and it will be best for the world not to push Hamas or the Hisbullah to go for nuclear weapons as their next dangerous phase.
We need to be concerned that the United Nations as Craig Mokhiber in his report put it, “the UN itself carries the original sin of helping to facilitate the dispossession of the Palestinian people by ratifying the European settler colonial project that seized Palestinian land and turned it over to the colonists.”
“In recent decades, key parts of the UN have surrendered to the power of the US, and to fear the Israeli Lobby, to abandon principles and to retreat from international law itself.”
“We in Sri Lanka need to be deeply concerned that the creation of an exclusive racist State, armed with over 200 nuclear warheads has empowered Israel to profusely arm other countries in our region, bent on ethno-religious divisions, which eventually and necessarily will lead to both internal and external wars in the South East Asian region, leaving a terrible destruction of warring peoples and warring countries. Israel’s belligerence must be stopped, before schools supported by the corporate media teach children these ruthless atrocities as a heroic model, erasing off from history the millions of murders of innocent men, women and children.”
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with the representatives of the European External Action Service [EEAS] on Tuesdqy [10 th February] at the Prime Minister’s office.
Welcoming the delegation from the European External Action Service (EEAS), the Prime Minister emphasized the importance of further strengthening and deepening the long-standing partnership between Sri Lanka and the European Union, noting the role of the European Union as a key development and economic partner.
The Prime Minister also expressed appreciation for the timely assistance extended by the European Union to Sri Lanka in response to the recent cyclone, highlighting the EU’s continued solidarity and support during times of need.
Attention was drawn to the need to expand economic cooperation between Sri Lanka and the European Union. The Prime Minister underscored the importance of undertaking necessary legislative and policy reforms to facilitate enhanced economic engagement, trade, and investment.
The delegation was briefed on the ongoing initiatives and reforms being implemented by the new Government aimed at strengthening economic stability, governance, and creating a conducive environment for sustainable growth and international cooperation.
The meeting was attended by the Acting Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific in the European External Action Service, EU co-chair of the Joint Commission, Ms. Paola Pampaloni; EU Ambassador, Head of EU Delegation Ms. Carmen Moreno and the representatives of European External Action Services and Delegation of the European Union, and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister, Ms. Sagarika Bogahawatta and the officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, Tourism Sri Lanka.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
The newly appointed Country Director of the Asian Development Bank for Sri Lanka Ms Shannon Cowlin and the accompanying delegation met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on Tuesday [0th of February] at the Prime Minister’s office.
Welcoming the delegation, the Prime Minister extended congratulations to the newly appointed Country Director and acknowledged the long-standing partnership with the Asian Development Bank. The Prime Minister also expressed appreciation for ADB Bank’s continued engagement and support aligned with Sri Lanka’s national development priorities.
The Prime Minister also conveyed gratitude for the timely assistance extended by the ADB in response to Cyclone Ditwah, noting the importance of such support in mitigating the immediate impacts of natural disasters.
The ADB delegation reiterated its readiness to further assist Sri Lanka during the post-cyclone recovery phase, including rebuilding and reconstruction efforts, and emphasized its commitment to the supporting the education sector.
The meeting was attended by OIC / Deputy Director General, SARD Ms. Sona Shrestha, Ms. Cholpon Mambetova Country Operations Head of ADB Sri Lanka Mission Resident, Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister Ms. Sagarika Bogahawatta, Director General of the External Resource Department, Ministry of Finance Samantha Bandara, Director for ADB Division in External Resource Department, Ministry of Finance Ranjith Gurusinghe.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
A discussion on regulating school student transport services was held on the 09th of February at the Prime Minister’s Office under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, with the participation of officials from the National Transport Commission and the Ministry of Education.
The authority for regulating school student transport has been vested with the National Transport Commission, and as the relevant draft of regulations have already been prepared, discussions were held on the provisions contained in these drafts as well as on new proposals that should be incorporated.
During the discussion, the attention was focused on meeting the emerging needs of transportation arising from the schools, minimizing issues encountered in the transportation of school students by establishing an organized transport mechanism, and deploying the “Sisu Sariya” school transport service in a more efficient and effective manner followed by the new educational reforms process.
Discussions were also held on introducing laws and regulations to systematize the transportation of schoolchildren, prioritizing child protection by preventing reported incidents of abuse and harassment during student transport, and enhancing professionalism among school transport service providers to ensure a responsible and accountable service.
The focus was also emphasized on the need for coordinated action among the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, the National Transport Commission, the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, and the National Child Protection Authority.
The discussion was attended by the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake, Chairman of the National Transport Commission P. A. Chandrapala, officials of the National Transport Commission, and the officials from the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.
[Prime Minister’s Media Division]
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