After the terrorist attacks on the United States on 9/11/2001, the U.S. enlisted many countries in a “War on Terror,” and also got the United Nations General Assembly to adopt resolutions to combat the evil scourge.
On September 20, 2006, the UNGA adopted a resolution “60/288. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy” to build upon earlier resolutions to eliminate international terrorism. The action plan to combat terrorism included:
- “To refrain from organizing, instigating, facilitating, participating in,financing, encouraging or tolerating terrorist activities and to take appropriatepractical measures to ensure that our respective territories are not used for terroristinstallations or training camps, or for the preparation or organization of terrorist actsintended to be committed against other States or their citizens;
- To cooperate fully in the fight against terrorism, in accordance with ourobligations under international law, in order to find, deny safe haven and bring tojustice, on the basis of the principle of extradite or prosecute, any person whosupports, facilitates, participates or attempts to participate in the financing,planning, preparation or perpetration of terrorist acts or provides safe havens;
- To ensure the apprehension and prosecution or extradition of perpetratorsof terrorist acts, in accordance with the relevant provisions of national andinternational law, in particular human rights law, refugee law and internationalhumanitarian law. We will endeavour to conclude and implement to that effectmutual judicial assistance and extradition agreements and to strengthen cooperationbetween law enforcement agencies;”
After the events of October 7, 2023, it is beyond question to anyone in the world that Hamas is a heinous terrorist group. It is therefore incumbent on all nations to do the following:
- Every nation should immediately label Hamas and Palestinians Islamic Jihad “terrorist groups”;
- Define the Gaza Strip as a “safe haven” in which terrorists plan and prepare for terrorist activities;
- Support Israel in “the apprehension and prosecution or extradition of perpetrators of terrorist acts”;
- Demand the surrender of every Hamas and PIJ terrorist and the release of every hostage this week;
- Barring the surrender above, support Israel’s efforts to prosecute such terrorists, including moving Gazan civilians out of combat zones;
- Reaffirm the commitment to fight terrorism as laid out in the action plan above
The UN Secretary General fails to do this. At the “Cairo Summit for Peace” on October 21, Antonio Guterres said:
“Our near-term goals must be clear:
Immediate, unrestricted and sustained humanitarian aid for besieged civilians in Gaza.
Immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
And immediate and dedicated efforts to prevent the spread of violence which is increasing the risk of spillover.
To advance all these efforts, I appeal for a humanitarian ceasefire now.”
This is a disgrace in flies in the face of the United Nation’s own action plan to “ensure the apprehension and prosecution or extradition of perpetrators of terrorist acts.” Guterres didn’t even mention fighting Hamas in the aftermath of the most detestable terrorist actions in modern times.
Worse, by not demanding the terrorists be brought to justice and instead seeking a ceasefire, Guterres is attempting to block Israel’s counter-terrorism offensive AND provide a safe haven in Gaza for the terrorists to operate into the future.
The UN has long been a terribly biased party on behalf of Palestinian Arabs in the conflict with Israel. It is now openly siding with and protecting Palestinian terrorist groups.
All countries should demand the resignation of the Secretary General and label Hamas a terrorist group immediately.
ACTION PLAN
Contact White House: “Push every country to label Hamas a terrorist group. Demand the resignation of the UN Secretary General for attempting to provide a safe haven for terrorists and attempting to stop the prosecution of the most vile perpetrators of terrorism.”
{Reposted from the author’s site}
