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Kuwaiti lawmakers call for united stand against Israel

Kuwaiti MP Dr. Abdullah Abul
Kuwaiti MP Dr. Abdullah Abul
CAIRO, July 21 (KUNA) -- A triumvirate of Kuwaiti parliamentarians have urged the international community to take decisive action over "Israel's perpetual atrocities against the Palestinian people." "We need an appropriate and responsive action that addresses the reality on the ground," Kuwaiti MP Dr. Abdullah Abul told KUNA at the end of the 28th extraordinary session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union on Saturday.
Abul emphasized that "Israel's transgressions should cease immediately," saying that Arab states would continue to stand by the Palestinians until their aspirations for statehood ultimately turn into reality.
Another Kuwaiti lawmaker, Ali Al-Diqbasi, said that his country is "honored to be at the forefront of Arab nations to have supported the Palestinians." He went on to say that the gathering, requested by Kuwait's chief lawmaker Marzouq Al-Ghanim, represents a "stand against the violent crimes Israel has committed against the Palestinian people." Similarly, Kuwaiti MP Ouda Al-Ruwaie urged the entire Arab region to work as a cohesive unit on a much larger scale in order to protect the rights of the Palestinian people.
Al-Ruwaie echoed His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's recent remarks at a conference in Istanbul, in which he referred to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a perennial concern. An unprecedented degree of outrage has swept over the wider Arab region in the wake of recent developments in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, including the US's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
More recently, the Israeli parliament adopted a "Jewish-nation state" law declaring that only Jews have the right of self-determination in the country, drawing the ire of the Palestinians and many Arab nations who have described it as explicitly racist. (end) ms.rg.nam