Socialist International adopts resolution supporting recognition of Palestine and immediate halt to blockade on Gaza
By Editor - December 14, 2014
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The Council of Socialist International, a worldwide organization of social democratic, socialist and labor parties, adopted Saturday a decision to support the immediate recognition of the Independent State of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital, and called on its 168 member parties to present the call to their respective governments, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative Dr. Mustafa Barghouti said on Sunday.
The decision supports the draft resolution to be submitted by the Palestinian delegation to the UN Security Council by the end of this year, calling for the immediate lifting of Israel’s blockade on the Gaza Strip and the facilitation of comprehensive reconstruction.
The resolution reportedly will call for an international conference to end the Israeli occupation and an immediate and comprehensive halt to Israeli settlement construction in both the West Bank and Jerusalem. Additionally, it will demand a halt to the demolition of houses and eviction orders on Palestinians in Jerusalem.