London, September 18 (QNA) – Amnesty International stated that some states, public institutions, and companies around the world are enabling Israel’s occupation ongoing violations of international law – or profiting from them – through complicity, support, or self-imposed inaction.
In a report released on Thursday, the organization said these violations include Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in occupied Gaza Strip, its unlawful occupation of the entire occupied Palestinian territory, and the brutal apartheid system it imposes on all Palestinians under its control.
Amnesty International’s Secretary General Agnes Callamard said: It is beyond time for states, public institutions, companies, universities and other private actors to end their lethal addiction to economic gains and profits at all costs. Israel’s prolonged unlawful occupation and decades of apartheid have required in-depth and sustained support to Israel through economic relations and trade. Twenty-three months of relentless bombardment and an ongoing genocide have demanded endless supply of weapons, and surveillance equipment, backed by privileged trading relations and states and companies prepared to ignore the indefensible.
She continued by stating that this must stop now, and that human dignity is not a commodity. While Palestinian mothers in Gaza are left to watch their children waste away from hunger under Israel’s occupation genocidal campaign, arms companies and others continue to reap vast profits. Amnesty International calls on all its members and supporters worldwide to demand an immediate end to the political economy that sustains Israel’s international crimes.
The report outlines measures states must take to meet their obligations, starting with banning and preventing companies that contribute to or are directly linked with Israel’s crimes, issuing effective legislation and regulations, and moving toward divestment, halting procurement, or terminating contracts. It also specifies steps companies themselves should take, such as suspending sales or contracts and withdrawing investments. (QNA)
