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2021-07-12

Key Remarks by Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh Ahead of the Cabinet 117th Meeting

 

-We welcome national initiatives that promote dialogue. We are keen to achieve national unity and an end to internal division. We aim to maintain our united goal: to continue confronting the occupation and its measures through unity and strength of our internal front. I believe that the elections are the most critical tool for us. We should compel Israel to allow the holding of Palestinian national elections in occupied Jerusalem and all of occupied Palestine, as stipulated in signed agreements with Israel.

 

-I welcome the decision of the Minister of Labor Nasri Abu Jish to resume his duties as the Minister of Labor as an independent national competence.

 

-We call upon UNESCO to examine Israel's excavations beneath the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound and prevent the intended plans of the Israeli Antiquities Authority to expand the tunnel located below the Al-Buraq Wall.

 

-We also warn of the dangerous repercussions of repeatedly allowing the so-called "Temple Women's Association" to hold Talmudic rituals in the Al-Aqsa Mosque Compound.

 

-In light of the alarming increase of the COVID-19 delta variant in many countries worldwide, which forced the affected countries to re-impose preventive measures, I call on all citizens to continue adherence to preventive measures and maintain social distancing for the safety of our society and people.

 

-Yesterday, the Israeli Security Cabinet decided to deduct NIS 597 million from our tax money, around NIS 50 million per month, starting next August, due to our commitment to the families of the martyrs, prisoners, and the wounded. This illegal procedure contradicts all signed agreements and violates international law. We call on the international community to intervene and stop such unfair cuts, and we will assess all necessary measures to confront this decision. From 2019 until today, Israel has deducted about  851 million NIS. This measure puts us in a difficult financial situation as we haven't yet received any donor funds. We are financially responsible for all of occupied Palestine, including the Gaza Strip and occupied Jerusalem.

 

-Our deepest condolences to the imprisoned Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar on the loss of her daughter, Suha. We demand the occupation authorities release Khalida to attend her daughter's funeral immediately.


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