The
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People celebration was held by the United Nations House in Manama and was attended by a number of ambassadors, diplomats and civil society associations.
UNITED NATIONS:A two-State solution where Israel and Palestine live side-by-side as sovereign nations is still the only option for lasting peace in the region, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said today, marking the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres's statement marking
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People could not debase itself much further.
It coincided with the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which falls on November 29 every year.
Hill had appeared at a UN-sponsored event commemorating the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. In his speech, he accused the present Israeli government of practising what he termed as 'settler colonialism' and apartheid.
During a United Nations organized event commemorating the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Hill gave a compelling and comprehensive testimony describing Israel's ongoing decades-long assault and occupation of the Palestinian people.
Hill, a professor of media studies at Temple University who had been a recurring political commentator on CNN, called for countries to boycott Israel in the Wednesday speech given for the U.N.'s
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The network spokesman asserted that Hill is no longer under contract.
The support for the French gesture was demonstrated by Counsellor Bader Al-Munayekh, Kuwait's Deputy Permanent Representative at the United Nations, addressing a UN General Assembly session on "the situation in Palestine." The debate coincided with the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people, observed by the UN on, or around, November 29, annually.
The
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations on November 29 each year, in accordance with the General Assembly resolution 181 approved on November 29, 1947.
Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today takes place at "a time of turmoil, trouble and torment".
More than 40 years ago, the General Assembly established an
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People to remind us of our collective, unfinished task of resolving the question of Palestine.
"This has deepened the feelings of oppression amongst the Palestinian people, all amid daily attempts to hide their identity and to destroy their legitimate rights," Aoun said marking the
International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. "The declaration of Al-Quds as the capital of Israel, and the transfer of some embassies to it against the will of the international community, the passing of the Jewish nation-state law, and the blocking of UNRWA aid signify a collective effort to defeat resolution #194 and point to attempts to rid it of its content," Aoun said.
