Indonesia hails ICJ ruling against Israeli occupation
Indonesia hails ICJ ruling against Israeli occupation Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, with Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi calling the decision a significant affirmation that international law is on Palestine’s side.
Indonesia has welcomed a recent ruling from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that called on Israel to end its occupation of Palestine, with Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi calling the decision a significant affirmation that international law is on Palestine’s side.
In its non-binding advisory opinion, The Hague-based court found on Friday that Israeli presence in the occupied Palestinian territories was “unlawful”, and that Israel was “under an obligation to immediately cease all new settlement activities” in occupied land.
“The advisory opinion shows that international law supports the struggle of the Palestinian people,” Retno said on Sunday, responding to the ICJ ruling. “Indonesia supports the court’s judgment that all countries and the United Nations should not recognize the situation arising from Israel’s illegal presence.” Following the ruling, Retno said that Indonesia would continue to urge Israel to promptly end its activities in Palestine, including by ceasing the construction of illegal settlements and ensuring the removal of all Jewish settlers from Palestine.
Indonesia, a fervent supporter of the Palestinian cause, was among dozens of countries and regional groups that delivered oral statements during the ICJ public hearings a few months ago before the court issued its judgment on Friday.
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
