By B Izzak
KUWAIT: Kuwaiti MPs unanimously called on Wednesday for treating the Zionist chief of staff, army commanders and other political leaders as war criminals and pursuing them at international arenas including the International Criminal Court and international parliaments. Following a six-hour special debate on the "Zionist atrocities in Gaza”, the National Assembly asked its parliamentary caucus to lead legal, political and media efforts in this direction.
The lawmakers called on the government to take all necessary measures for an immediate halt of the Zionist aggression, protect the lives of civilians and reject any attempt to evict Palestinians from their homes. During the debate, the government and MPs strongly condemned the Zionist state for committing genocide and indiscriminate massacres against Palestinian civilians and sharply criticized Western support to the Zionist government and adopting a double standard policy against the Palestinians.
The Assembly called on Arab and Muslim governments and parliaments to take practical steps to break the blockade on Gaza and open all border crossings to supply Gaza with immediate relief aid. The lawmakers also called on the Kuwaiti government and private sector to establish a Gaza Reconstruction Fund and invite other countries and their private sectors and businessmen to participate in the fund.
They called on the government to cooperate with charitable organizations to set up a "Kuwait Humanitarian City” in Gaza with all necessary housing, educational and health facilities to support the population there and prevent attempts to evict them. They also called on the health ministry to make necessary arrangements to bring wounded Palestinians for treatment in Kuwait. They called on the government that Kuwait should categorically reject any normalization of relations with the Zionist state.
Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah said barbaric Zionist attacks on Palestinians violate all international laws and resolutions and constitute a war crime and a crime against humanity. In a statement representing the government’s viewpoint, the foreign minister criticized the silence of the international community, which has so far remained unable to halt these crimes and atrocities. He reiterated Kuwait’s unwavering support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights to establish their independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
MP Mubarak Al-Hajraf said the Zionist state is committing genocide
against the Palestinians, while MP Metab Al-Enezi wondered about the role of Muslim countries and international organizations towards barbaric bombardments of civilians in Gaza. MP Abdullah Al-Anbuei called on the government to bring wounded Palestinians for treatment in Kuwait.
MP Marzouq Al-Ghanem said the Palestinian cause started well before Oct 7 when Hamas forces attacked the Zionist entity. He hailed Kuwaiti official, parliamentary and popular stances toward Palestinians. He said HH the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah was put under tremendous pressure to normalize ties with the Zionist entity, but he refused.
MP Fahad Al-Azemi called on Arab and Muslim countries to strongly support the Palestinian people by using the economic weapon through popular boycotts and eventually to impose an oil embargo against countries supporting the Zionist entity. MP Adel Al-Damkhi said the Zionist entity is committing genocide and massacres against the Palestinian people.
MP Hamad Al-Alyan hailed the heroic resistance of the Palestinian people in Gaza, adding that Kuwait and other Arab countries should consider using foreign investments and oil supplies as a weapon against countries backing the Zionist entity. MP Abdulkarim Al-Kandari said Gaza has emerged victorious in this battle, while international organizations were defeated.
MP Osama Al-Zaid said there is nothing called the Zionist entity, adding that Kuwait is in a state of war with the Zionist entity and any dealings with them is a betrayal. MP Hasan Jowhar said Arab military arsenal is worth $5 trillion but failed to fire a single bullet, while MP Shuaib Shaaban said the Zionist war on Gaza is a full-fledged genocide and not targeting Palestinians only but the whole Arab nation.
MP Mohannad Al-Sayer said the veto right was used 265 times in the UN Security Council in favor of the Zionist entity. He strongly criticized international organizations, headed by the United Nations, for their ineffective role. MP Abdulaziz Al-Saqabi said Gaza is witnessing Vietnam-style bombardment. He criticized the West’s double standard policies, saying they see what is happening in Ukraine as resistance, while in Palestine it is "terrorism”.