Statement Issued by the Palestinian Factions Regarding the New York Declaration

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The Palestinian factions have followed with interest the proceedings of the high-level United Nations international conference, which recently concluded in New York. This conference came at a dangerous and sensitive stage in the history of our people, as the zionist occupation continues to commit a war of genocide against our people and our families in the Gaza Strip, and practices one of the most heinous starvation campaigns in human history, at a time when the International Criminal Court is demanding the appearance of its leaders for accountability and trial, amid complete international silence.

The conference, and the resulting political declaration, carried important implications related to the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent and fully sovereign state.

In the context of a careful reading of the declaration, we affirm the following:

• We salute the legendary steadfastness of our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, who are facing with patience and perseverance one of the most heinous wars of the modern era, the war of genocide and systematic starvation waged relentlessly by the zionist occupation. This great steadfastness, in the face of the machinery of death and destruction, constitutes the fundamental pillar that has thwarted the objectives of the aggression and consolidated our people’s right to life and resistance. We also commend the heroic role played by the resistance in defending our people and strengthening their national will in the midst of an asymmetric war and catastrophic humanitarian conditions.

• Any international effort to support our Palestinian people and their legitimate rights is appreciated and welcomed, and is a natural fruit of the sacrifices and steadfastness of our people over 77 years since the Nakba. It is a direct result of the broadening circle of international solidarity with our people caused by the destructive zionist war, and the resulting increased pressure on the international community. In this context, our people demand unconditional international recognition of their independent state and their inalienable national rights, as a political entitlement and historical justice that cannot be negotiated or postponed.

• The path to a solution begins first with stopping this fascist aggression against our people, and halting the crime of genocide and the policy of systematic starvation practiced by the occupation forces. Accordingly, the Palestinian resistance affirms its readiness to resolve the issue of the prisoners it holds within the context of an agreement for a ceasefire, a complete withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, the opening of the crossings, and the immediate start of reconstruction. The factions also stress the necessity of moving towards a serious political track, under international and Arab sponsorship, that leads to ending the occupation and achieving our people’s aspirations for the establishment of their independent and fully sovereign state, with Al-Quds as its capital.

• We affirm that stopping the war of genocide and starvation against our people in Gaza is a humanitarian and moral duty that cannot be postponed or bartered. It must be done immediately without linking it to any political files, such as our people’s right to their state or the resolution of the prisoner issue, as our people cannot be bargained with over their right to life.