Dr.. Ahmed Azm: An important decision that must be built quickly, and there is an urgent need for international and Arab action to stop the Israeli madness

Khaled Qazmar: It is late, but it shows the reality of the occupying state that kills children, and it must be reflected in the countries’ relations with it

Qasim Awad: The world now stands on the right side, albeit after many years of crimes against the children of Palestine

Muhammad Hawash: A decision that is primarily of a moral nature...and part of the pressure on Israel that the American administration needs

Israel's aggression against the United Nations and its Secretary-General, António Guterres, has once again increased after the decision taken last Friday, to add Israel to the "list of shame" of countries that kill and injure children during wars and other armed conflicts, as if it would be too much for the highest international body to take such a decision after... Eight months of the war of extermination that it waged against people, stones and trees in the Gaza Strip, during which children paid a price that no mind can imagine and that no logic accepts, as the number of child martyrs exceeded fifteen martyrs, in addition to tens of thousands of wounded, missing and displaced persons.

On the other hand, this UN resolution was welcomed by the Palestinians, observers, and human rights institutions, “even if it was long overdue,” but it is an important milestone in stripping Israel of the immunity it has enjoyed for many decades and holding it accountable for the horrific war crimes it has committed and is still committing, while some have expressed their fears. From the reaction of the occupying state, which may reach the point of madness, and therefore there must be rapid international action to stop this madness and build on the decision to stop the Israeli war of annihilation.

On Friday, Guterres informed Israel that it had been added to the so-called “list of shame” of countries that kill and injure children during wars and other armed conflicts, which angered Israeli officials, who were quick to attack the United Nations and denounce its decision, threatening that it would have consequences. On Israel's relations with the United Nations.

On the other hand, various Palestinian circles welcomed the decision, and called on the Palestinian presidency in a statement to the Security Council to take a decision to immediately stop the continuing aggression against our people, and to stop the crimes of genocide against our people in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem, considering that “the decision is a step in the right direction to hold Israel accountable for its crimes and put an end to the crimes of genocide against our people in Gaza, the West Bank and Jerusalem.” It should be limited by the international community, through the implementation of international legitimacy resolutions related to the Palestinian issue.”

Dr. Ahmed Azm, professor of political science at Qatar University, commented in an exclusive interview with Al-Quds.com on the arrogant Israeli reactions to the decision, pointing out that they reflect the extent of Israeli confusion, and reflect an Israeli collective psychological state in which there is a lot of denial, and a lot of Condescension, and this reflects Israeli isolation as much as it raises many fears about the extent to which this madness can reach.

Azm added: After the United Nations resolution, we saw Israel’s intransigence in the negotiations, and we saw the Nuseirat massacre. I believe this decision is very important, but it must be built quickly, and there is a need for international and Arab action to stop the Israeli madness, because the more the world turns towards applying international law and trying to apply international standards, the more the Israeli madness increases.

For his part, lawyer Khaled Qazmar, head of Defense for Children International, said in an exclusive interview with “ے” that the decision came too late, noting that there are five grave violations that are considered a measure of the extent of the commitment of states in these regions to respecting children’s rights.

Qazmar said that every year he submits reports from various Palestinian and international bodies on the situation of children’s rights in Palestine, and includes in them that these five violations are violated by the Israeli occupation in a systematic and continuous manner, but the United Nations assessments involve some kind of political bargaining, and every time they evade. The occupying state decided to include it on this list. The previous time was in 2015 when it discussed the conditions of children in Palestine. There were 50 child martyrs in the Israeli aggression on Gaza in 2014. Unfortunately, political bargaining was able to save Israel.

He continued: "Now neither the Secretary-General nor any country can ignore this staggering number of child martyrs and the catastrophic violations against children, specifically in the Gaza Strip."

The head of Defense for Children International affirmed, "The results of this decision show the occupying state for what it is and that it is truly a state that kills children." He said: “This must be reflected in the relations of countries with this Israel, which claims to be democratic, and that there must be measures to prevent dealing with the Israeli army, and to prevent supplying it with weapons, in order for it to be punished for these crimes it committed, so that we can ensure that what is currently happening in Israel will not be repeated.” Palestine and any other region.”

In turn, the Undersecretary of the Human Rights and Civil Society Department in the PLO, Qasim Awad, told Al-Quds.com: “The decision came within the framework of correcting history, but it is very late and came after many years of Israeli attacks and crimes against our children in Palestine,” pointing out: “Relentless attempts were made during the previous years to include Israel on the list of shame, but unfortunately there was a kind of protection and global double standards.”

Awad added: “After the United Nations resolution, the world stands on the right side of history, in an attempt to hold Israel accountable for its crimes, starting with genocide, all the way to its details, including Israel’s assault on children and women, in violation of UN Resolution No. (1325).”

For his part, the writer and political researcher Dr. Muhammad Hawash told Al-Quds.com, “The decision has a primarily moral nature, and it also has an impact on public relations, and in the future some countries that have trade relations and arms supply relations to Israel may take it into consideration, and when Israel is included on this list, it becomes "It is difficult for public opinion in countries committed to human rights to deal with Israel at this level."

Hawash explained that the decision comes at the request of the Security Council, as the United Nations is drafting this list, and placing violators and those who violate children’s rights and those who violate international law and international human law in this field, to be included in the list, and the Security Council will discuss it during the coming period, and there will be three Points for discussing this issue after a week, and on the twenty-sixth of next month, it will be approved by the Security Council, after which it will become effective.

Hawash considered the decision part of international and American pressure in particular, which allows for the opening of an investigation and does not yet allow for an absolute and complete condemnation of Israel. He explained: “The United States is providing signals to Israel to respond to stop the blatant campaigns against civilians in Gaza, and against the civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”

He added: “It is also considered part of the green signal that the American administration issues to international organizations in order to put pressure, in one way or another, on the Israeli government to change direction and respond to the demands and endeavors of the United States and its desire not to see war during the American election campaign, and therefore it is a complex part of the pressure it needs.” The current American administration does not need to see the hideous, criminal, and brutal scenes carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip during the past eight months.”