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Catalan Parliament passes resolution recognizing Israeli apartheid

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 17 Jun 2022 00:02
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Catalonia's Parliament becomes the first European parliament to pass a resolution recognizing that the Israeli occupation is committing apartheid crimes against Palestinians.

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The Catalan Parliament, a regional parliament in Spain, passed Thursday a resolution recognizing that the Israeli occupation is committing the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people, becoming the first European parliament to do so.

The passed resolution accused the Israeli occupation of applying a system that is "contrary to international law and is equivalent to the crime of apartheid as defined in the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, Article 7.2 (h)."

"A historic moment"

Celebrating the resolution, the left-wing En Comu Podem party tweeted, "Parliament, the first European institution to recognize that Israel is committing the crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people, as noted in Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch."

✌️🏽🇵🇸 El Parlament, 1a institució d'Europa que reconeix que Israel comet el crim d'apartheid contra el poble palestí, tal com apunten @amnistiaespana i @UNHumanright.

▶️@SusannaSegovia: "És un moment històric. Avui diem pel seu nom a la vulneració de drets que es viu a Palestina" pic.twitter.com/qn5YS81AE6

— En Comú Podem (@EnComu_Podem) June 16, 2022

On her part, MP Susana Segovia Sánchez hailed the Parliament's resolution and considered that "this is a historic moment. Today we call by name the violation of human rights in Palestine."

Floored in March by leftist parties, the passed resolution urges holding the Israeli occupation accountable for its crimes.

Catalonia, you know what's what.

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/XAkCkn87Nb

— Dr. Yara Hawari د. يارا هواري (@yarahawari) June 16, 2022

"Israel" forcing system of apartheid on Palestinians

It is noteworthy that human rights group Amnesty International released in February 2022 a 211-page report - whose release "Israel" had fought against - asserting once and for all that the Israeli regime is forcing a system of apartheid on Palestinians.

Amnesty called in its report on the UN Security Council to "impose targeted sanctions, such as asset freezes, against Israeli officials most implicated in the crime of apartheid, and a comprehensive arms embargo on Israel."

Similarly, the International Human Rights Watch published a report in April 2021 confirming that "Israel" is committing crimes of apartheid.

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