Aboul Gheit: Israel is "the root of tension in the region"

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit considered Israel "the root of tension and instability in the region."

This came in his speech, delivered today, Saturday, during the 51st session of the Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, according to a statement issued by the League.

Aboul Gheit said, "The region is going through an extremely critical phase. Recent developments mean I will continue to reiterate this stark truth, which Israel's supporters and backers are evading and covering up: the occupation is the root of tension and instability in the region, and the price of its continued occupation is these atrocities and atrocities."

He stressed that "war criminals are still prepared to drag the region and the world into more violence, bloodshed, and hatred, in order to implement their plans for ethnic cleansing and the liquidation of the Palestinian cause, as they imagine."

Aboul Gheit pointed out that "the gravity and seriousness of the events will never divert our attention from the main issue, the issue of the Palestinian people, who, to this very moment, are still facing the daily crimes of the occupation."

He added, "In a single day last week, 140 Palestinians were killed outside food distribution centers that have become deadly traps, compounding the tragedy of deliberate starvation using a weapon that violates all laws of war, or even humanitarian norms and ethical codes."

He continued, "All this is happening, and unfortunately, there are still those who are using the veto (on Washington's part to block a recent Security Council resolution to halt the genocide in Gaza) to protect the occupation and pave the way for it to commit more crimes."

The Secretary-General of the Arab League stressed that "saving the Palestinian people from this daily crime has become a humanitarian, moral, and even religious duty, even before it is a practical political necessity. Leaving the reins to extremists and those obsessed with violence and show of force will only drag the region into a certain catastrophe, the price of which will be paid by future generations."