Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Calls for Temporary International Presence in Jerusalem

Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and Brunei's Sultan Hasanal Bolkiah released a joint statement Sunday condeming violations and aggressions, carried out by the Israelis, targeting civilians throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, particularly in East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
 
"We are also gravely concerned with the illegal expansion of settlements; and the demolitions and seizures of Palestinian?owned structures across the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem," said the Southeast Asian leaders.
 
They also condemned the violations of international law, including humanitarian and human rights law, perpetrated by Israel, the Occupying Power, through its inhumane, colonial and apartheid policies towards the Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

They called for an urgent and responsible collective action to ensure the necessary accountability for such violations.
 
"We call upon all parties to exercise maximum restraint, cease attacks against civilians, to take steps in de-escalating the situation and to uphold international law and order," they stated.
 
"We urge both parties to accept a temporary international presence in the City of Al-Quds, to monitor the cessation of hostilities in the Occupied Territory of Palestine," they added.
 
They also urged the United Nations (UN) Security Council to act urgently and take all possible measures to guarantee the safety and protection of the Palestinian civilians throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
 
They requested the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to convene an emergency session to address the grave developments and come up with a Uniting for Peace Resolution with a view to putting an end to the atrocities carried out against the Palestinian people.
 
"We call upon the international community to remain resolute in their commitment to safeguarding the "two-state solution" towards achieving an independent State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital," they said.
 
"We reiterate our solidarity with, and commitment to the Palestinian people, including their rights to self-determination, and the creation of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine," they added.

 
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