On June 19, the EU lawmakers released a joint statement expressing their concern with regard to how activists who tried to take part in the Global March to Gaza have been treated. Activists participated in this action by the hundreds and thousands of them arriving in Egypt. However, most of them claimed that they were treated miserably. Such incidents were incommunicado arrest, body harassment, unfair refusal of entry, as well as laptop raiding, including passports and mobile phones.
The international organizations protesting such practices include the European Parliament. MEPs such as Tineke Strik and Mounir Satouri have expressed their concern about how the activists had been mistreated. Further, the Egyptian government was not looking at even upholding any basic human rights.
This fact has elicited more concern on the issue of human rights in Egypt and how it treats the persons who are trying to exercise their right to protest. The EU, via its officials, has urged Egypt to respect its human rights obligations, which are endorsed in the EU-Egypt Association Agreement. The detention and contravention of activists of various nations, including those belonging to the European Union, have shed light on the situation in Egypt.
Howard Beckett’s Tweet and the Escalating Tensions in Gaza
With the problem in Gaza getting worse, activists such as Howard Beckett have turned to social media to raise awareness. The recent tweet by Beckett criticized what was happening in Israel by blaming the nation for taking advantage of the bombing of Iran to distract people, as it still attacks children in Gaza. His Twitter was focused on the humanitarian disaster that Gaza faces now and stated that the actions of the Israeli military should not be mentioned as a war but as genocide, murder, and terrorism.
The plea by Beckett to end the sale of arms to Israel, to boot it out of the United Nations, and bar it from recognition as a nation officially. Furthermore, to accept Palestine as a state has since struck a chord in the ears of a number of world activists. The seriousness of the situation and the increasing demand for international accountability are emphasized by his post the accompanied by images of an explosion.
Calls for Palestinian Recognition and Political Accountability
What Beckett and others are pleading to have implemented is the official acceptance of Palestine and to throw Israel out of the United Nations, which is getting support in the world political arena. Fueled by activists, there is pressure to recheck the existing policies. It is commonly perceived that world authorities, such as the EU and the United States, should reconsider their policy with Israel because of the war that it wages against Gaza and the lives of innocent people affected by the war.
It is also evidenced by the attitude taken by the European Parliament towards human rights in Egypt and the military operations of Israel. The legislators have been keen on getting Egypt to comply with the provisions of human rights and render explanations concerning the recent conduct against activists. Meanwhile, politicians all over the world are demanding that the UN stand up and do more against the violation of international law by Israel. Moreover, force official recognition of Palestine as a sovereign nation. The evolving politics imply that the battle of Palestinian recognition will arise as a center of global diplomatic activities soon. The pressure is mounting on countries to examine their stances in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Finally, it should be remembered that as the world is heightening pressure on both Egypt and Israel, solidarity with the Palestinians has been at the focus of the international debate. Activists are raising their voices either via street demonstrations, political lobbying, or social networks. As long as the activists continue to be mistreated and violence in Gaza continues, the screams of international intervention and the declaration of the Palestinian State are becoming louder and louder.
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