International justice obeys force

With these significant words, we can summarize the speech of the head of the Jordanian state, King Abdullah, before the most important international forum held annually, in the hall of the United Nations, in the presence of the presidents and leaders of 76 countries. It included a political message par excellence mixed with clear humanity, perhaps it will reach its goal, for the international community, especially the Americans and Europeans, who had previously created the Israeli colony on the land of Palestine, financed it, deported foreign Jews to it, and provided it with the elements of the ability to excel and aggression, and the political and diplomatic cover to prevent accountability and punishment for it, despite the extent of the crimes it committed against the Arab Palestinian people first for decades, from 1948 until today, and the Arab peoples: Jordanians, Egyptians, Syrians and Lebanese second, and others were not spared from its evil.

The vocabulary of the Jordanian head of state, and his speech addressed the implications of the absence of justice for poor peoples, foremost among them the Palestinian people, relying on tangible facts:

First: To the United Nations, which is marginalized and its status is disrespected.

Second: The criminal behavior of the Israelis and the horrific violations they commit.

Third: The suffering of the Palestinian people who lack the right to life, freedom and independence.

His Majesty the King presented a realistic reading of the situation of the United Nations, which “is facing a crisis that affects the core of its legitimacy, and threatens the collapse of global confidence and moral authority, as it is exposed to a real and moral attack.” The significance of this is:

1- The blue UN flag raised over shelters and schools is unable to protect civilians from the deliberate, barbaric Israeli military bombardment.

2- The UN relief trucks stand still, unable to reach the people of the Gaza Strip who are suffering from hunger, thirst and disease.

3- Relief workers carrying the UN logo are being attacked, bombed and assaulted.

4- The decisions of the International Court of Justice of the United Nations are ignored and not given the attention and respect they deserve, by the colony, its tools, and those who support it and provide it with protection, and push it to continue despite the court’s demand that described the occupation as illegitimate and demanded a halt to the ethnic cleansing and genocide operations.

Therefore, the author of the message reaches a harsh, painful and difficult conclusion, which is:

“Confidence in the fundamental principles and values of the United Nations has begun to crumble,” because the Israeli colony is effectively above international law, “international justice obeys force, and human rights are selective, a privilege granted to some – the colony – and denied to others – the Palestinian people.”

The behavior of the Israeli colony, reviewed by His Majesty the King with facts and figures:

1- The reason for the Israeli aggression and barbaric war on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2013, is one of the fastest killing and death equipment compared to other bloody conflicts, and it has caused the martyrdom of about 42 thousand Palestinians, from that time until today.

2- The fastest rates of famine caused by wars.

3- The largest group of amputee children.

4- Unprecedented levels of destruction.

In short, the colony, in its war on the Gaza Strip, “killed more children, journalists, humanitarian aid workers, and medical crews than any war in modern history.”

In the West Bank, since October 7, 2023, the colony has killed:

1- More than 700 Palestinians, including 160 children.

2- The arrest of more than ten thousand and 700 Palestinians, including 400 women and 730 children.

3- The displacement of more than 4,000 Palestinians from their homes and lands, and the displacement of entire villages due to the violence of the colonial settlers, under the protection and support of the occupation army.

In Jerusalem:

The flagrant violations of the historical and legal status of Islamic and Christian holy sites continue unabated with the protection and encouragement of members of the Israeli colonial government.

The Jordanian speech to the UN General Assembly concludes: “It is strange that many people ask: How can this war not be considered a deliberate targeting of the Palestinians?”

Therefore, he called on the international community to “guarantee the protection of the Palestinian people, and it is a moral duty to adopt a mechanism to protect them in all occupied territories,” because the absence of this protection, and even its availability to the Israelis alone, has caused their successive governments to persist in their transgressions and crimes.

In order to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinians, His Majesty the King called on “all countries to join Jordan in imposing an international gateway for humanitarian aid to Gaza as a relief effort to deliver food, clean water, medicine and other essential needs to those who are most in need.”

The Jordanian head of state urged the members of the United Nations to work diligently to protect these institutions due to their importance, and his speech before the General Assembly constituted a trial of the Israeli colony, just as it constituted a supportive lever for the Palestinian people on the path to protecting them, ending their suffering, obtaining their rights, and freeing them from injustice and occupation.