Morocco denounces Israeli policy in occupied territories

Morocco denounced Israel's systematic policy of fait accompli in the occupied Arab territories and the daily repression of Palestinians.

In an address before the 55th session of the human rights commission underway in Geneva, Morocco's ambassador to the United Nations organizations based in the city, Nacer Benjelloun Touimi, called the Israeli government to reconsider its decision to suspend the implementation of the Wye River accords, to withdraw its troops from Lebanon and to resume negotiations with Syria.

The diplomat pointed out that if the Wye River accords had been implemented, they would have given a new momentum to the peace process and contributed to restoring trust and mutual respect.

Instead of implementing these accords and pushing forward the peace process, Israel embarked on new settlement projects and new schemes to obliterate the Arab and Islamic character of the holy city of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), the aim being to isolate this city at the political, economic and social levels and ultimately separating it from the Palestinian territories, the Moroccan diplomat deplored.

After he denounced this policy of fait accompli and the repression targeting the Palestinians in violation of international conventions, the diplomat said "Morocco is calling the Israeli government to reconsider its decision to suspend the implementation of the Wye River accords," and to realize that "considering the peace process from an exclusively security point of view would necessarily lead the process to a deadlock."

He also called Israel to stop its military aggression against Lebanon and to withdraw its troops from the Arab country and to resume negotiations with Syria on the basis of relevant U.N. resolutions.