Naim values British-French message and demands practical steps

Dr. Basem Naim, a member of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, values a letter signed by more than 100 former British and French diplomats calling on the governments of the two countries to turn recognition of a Palestinian state into practical measures and to prosecute war criminals.

Dr. Basem Naim, a member of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, values a letter signed by more than 100 former British and French diplomats and politicians, addressed to the governments of the two countries. The letter calls for turning the delayed recognition of a Palestinian state into actual decisions and measures, and protecting the option of a political solution. Naim stressed that the signatories emphasized the need to prosecute war criminals based on decisions of international courts. The French newspaper "Le Monde" published the article in which 102 former diplomats called on the governments of Paris and London to act to ensure respect for international law in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. The signatories pointed to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, the continued demolition of homes, and the escalation of settler violence in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The letter comes amid rising European criticism of Israeli settlement expansion, particularly the E1 project in the West Bank.