'Necessary' to stand with both Israelis, Palestinians, UN rapporteur says

[Uncle Joe]

Francesca Albanese says she is ‘horrified’ by incomplete narrative around the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.


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“But before anything else, I am horrified by the narrative, by the discourse, because it is possible, and necessary, to stand both with the Palestinians and the Israelis without resorting to ethical relativism, to selective outrage or worse, calls for violence.”

The Italian human rights lawyer, who became the first woman to hold the position upon her appointment in May 2022, said politicians and policymakers should prioritise “restoring legality and accountability, using diplomacy and peace as conflict resolution methods, rather than advocating for more violence or standing with one side or another.”

“I have been in this role for 16 months now and … since the very beginning, I saw violence mounting against defenceless Palestinians. And this is something that has been ongoing for six decades now,” Albanese said.

“The settler colonial occupation, the militarised settler colonial occupation that Israel maintains and trapped both people. Both of them are incredibly tied in the same destiny and one cannot do without the other,” she added.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/9/necessary-to-stand-with-both-israelis-palestinians-un-rapporteur

[elleng]

1. 'it is possible, and necessary, to stand both with the Palestinians and the Israelis

without resorting to ethical relativism, to selective outrage or worse, calls for violence.”'

[Deuxcents]

2. Yes.."now is the time to be wise and even handed"

What a horrific way to come to the same conclusion 50-60 years in the making

[Docreed2003]

3. I was literally thinking this just moments ago

Far too many posts here on DU are quick to equate Hamas with all Palestinians and others are too quick to point out the atrocities of Israeli leaders going back decades. I realize we as humans want a nice black/white dichotomy but the situation in that area of the world requires much more complexity than that kind of logic. If there is to be peace, we must stand with Israeli and Palestinian alike.

[Rhiannon12866]

4. +100

[Beastly Boy]

5. Not a single mention or condemnation of Hamas war criminals

in a long tirade calling for even-handedness.

Hypocrisy at its most UN rapporteur-ish.