WELL DONE PM IMRAN KHAN,GEN BAJWA,FM QURESHI&PEOPLE OF PAKISTAN FOR MAKING HISTORY BY LEADING ISLAMIC WORLD:TIDE TURNING AGAINST ISRAEL SOON?

What an unbeliewvable success for Palestine.Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday (20 May 2021) urged the UN Security Council (UNSC) to issue a call for an end to Israel's distressing violence against the Palestinians in Gaza, saying "it is time to say enough."International pressure had been mounting: the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, had called for “an immediate cease-fire” while Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas, visited Israel and pressed for peace in a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement also followed behind-the-scenes pressure from the Biden administration.The cease-fire will go into effect at 2 a.m. on Friday.

1 .The foreign minister of Pakistan arrived in New York on Wednesday evening on a Palestine peace mission and to attend the UNGA emergency meeting, called by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League. Pakistan has joined hands with Palestine, Sudan,Algeria and Turkey to take a united stance at the UNGA session. This is the first UN meeting that has seen the physical presence of foreign ministers since the Covid-19 pandemic paralysed the world. Prior to this, the UN had been holding virtual meetings in the wake of the pandemic.Soon after his arrival in New York, Qureshi hosted a working dinner of the foreign ministers of OIC member states to discuss the situation in Palestine."We hope the UNGA meeting will send a strong message … to end the Israeli aggression and to take concrete steps to find a solution to the Palestine issue," said the foreign minister while addressing the dinner.Shah Mahmood has delivered an historic Statement at UNGA in Urdu too "AE ARZE FALASTIN HAZIR HEN HAM BHI" i.e. strong support for Palestine and very srong condemning for Israel unjustified occupation. He delivered pearl of wisdom in his address,showing :-

• OIC,Arab League and Islamic World standing with Pakistan on Palestine and Kashmir crisis resolution. It is a historic blow to Israel interests.Well done PM Imran khan,Shah Mahmood Qureshi &Gen Bajwa and people of Pakistan.
• A very stern and clear message delivered to USA and western world that justice should be done with supressed Muslims under seige in Palisetine & Kashmir.
• Israel has been cautioned by USA and EU to suffer Isolation in case the ceasefire is not imposed immediately. This is the first time SA,ME,GULF,EU,OIC all unanimously isolated Israel and shown the world that Muslim Youth are about to go extremely violent in case "Islamophobia" is not curbed immediately.
• There is serious danger of outbreak of civil war in Israeli territory for three reasons one that israel has earned a very bad name through the recent spell of atrocities in Palestine and suffered huge loss of face and finance,second Natinyahu reputation has run down from middle run to ground level,thirdly the international media has shown bloodshed in Palestine with terrible optics and horrible cries /wailing of the Muslim sufferers. Israel will have it in the neck this time since social media has gone against Jews greatly.
• USA has followed a very cautious approach and earned respect by asking Israel to go for cessation of bombardment and destruction of Palestinian Territoris.

2. Qureshi said the UN Security Council had failed to issue a consensus statement. The UN General Assembly gave a clear message to the UNSC that it was their prime responsibility to ensure peace and security.He said the situation could only be avoided by pursuing the two-state solution by adhering to the UNSC resolutions. The peace between Palestine and Israel could be achieved only through the two-state solution by negotiations with a ceasefire being the first step.This insanity must come to an end. We must promote dialogue. We must sit and talk and we must promote peace,” the foreign minister stressed.

3. Addressing an emergency meeting of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) called to discuss the situation in Gaza, Qureshi said Israel had mounted a "relentless onslaught" on the people of Palestine, resulting in scores of deaths and limited access to food, water, hygiene and health services. Hospitals and hygiene services depended on electricity but fuel for the power plants had almost run out, he pointed out."As we speak, people in Palestine are being killed with impunity. Death echoes in every home in Gaza. [The enclave] is plunged in darkness literally and metaphorically; the only light is of Israeli explosions."This is Palestine where, in full view of the world, Israeli air strikes bring down entire buildings to kill and terrorise innocent Palestinians and even silence the media," he said while referring to Israel's destruction of a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed the offices of The Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other media outlets on Saturday."It is time to say enough. The voice of the Palestinian people cannot and will not be silenced. We, the representatives of the Islamic world, are here to speak with them and for them."

4. The foreign minister added it was "appalling" that the UN Security Council had been "unable to exercise its primary responsibility" of maintaining international peace and security, adding that it had "failed to demand even a cessation of hostilities".The countries preventing the UN from putting forth a resolution demanding an end to the violence bore a heavy responsibility, Qureshi said."We must not fail the Palestinian people at this critical juncture," he said and expressed the hope that the UNSC would issue a call for the cessation of Israeli attacks."Let us be clear, there is no more room for military equivalence between the beleaguered and occupied Palestinian people who have no army, no navy and no air force, and the Israeli war machine — one of the most powerful in the world."This is a war between a military occupier and an occupied people. It is a war between an illegal occupation and a legitimate struggle for self-determination," he said, pointing to UNGA Resolution 2649 which he said affirmed the legitimacy of the struggle of people under colonial and illegal domination to fight for their right to self-determination using any means at their disposal."We should mobilise all possible humanitarian help for the devastated Palestinian population in Gaza and other parts of the occupied territories," he said, urging the global body to arrange a comprehensive humanitarian assistance programme.

5 .Qureshi said it was necessary to send medical teams, medicines, food and other supplies to Palestine. He called for an international force to be deployed for protection and for Israel to open all access points to Gaza so aid could reach the enclave."If the Security Council cannot agree to send the protection force, a coalition of the willing can be formed to provide at least civilian observers to monitor a cessation of hostilities and supervise the provision of humanitarian help to the Palestinians."He also called on the UNGA to "condemn Israel's forced and illegal eviction of Palestinians, including in the district of Sheikh Jarrah and the construction of Jewish settlements", stressing Israel's "crimes against humanity should not escape accountability".

6 .There should be no immunity for violating international law, including the Fourth Geneva Convention," he said and asked for the activation of UN Human Rights Council, International Criminal Court (ICC) and International Court of Justice (ICJ) to ensure that Israel was held accountable for its "war crimes".Qureshi said the UN should also revive "concrete efforts to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories and to dismantle the illegal settlements and apartheid-like regime Israel has imposed in the occupied territories".He asked the UNGA to secure unconditional implementation of Resolution 242 in which the UNSC demanded that Israel withdraw its armed forces from territories occupied in the 1967 war.

7 .It is imperative to initiate bold steps to secure the implementation of the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions calling for the establishment of a viable, independent and contiguous Palestinian state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital."Pakistan endorses [Palestinian] President Abbas' call for an international conference to secure a peaceful settlement," he added.The foreign minister termed the Palestine issue as the reason behind the turmoil and conflicts in the Middle East and the "principle root cause of the humiliation and anger in the Arab and Muslim world".He said the onus for restoring peace was on Israel which needed to end its occupation of Palestinian land. "This General Assembly session must send a clear message to Israel and the Palestinian people," he added."It is only through determined and decisive action that this Assembly can restore the credibility of the Unted Nations and demonstrate its effective role in maintaining global peace and world order based on equity and justice," he concluded.

Pakistan at the forefront of diplomatic efforts'

8 .Shah Mahmood Qureshi addresses 67th plenary meeting of United Nations General Assembly to shed light on Israeli atrocities against Palestinians."It is time to say enough. The voice of the Palestinian people cannot and will not be silenced," says Qureshi.One week of Israeli attacks have led to more than 250 Palestinians being killed and thousands injured, foreign minister adds.Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday called upon the United Nations General Assembly to "assume its own responsibility" and push the Security Council to demand a cessation of Israeli hostilities if the Council fails to do so on its own.Qureshi was addressing the 67th plenary meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in New York

9. There are times in history when decisions of nations are remembered by posterity. This is one such moment," Qureshi said, as he began his address."What we do today or cannot do will be recorded in history. Driven by arrogance and emboldened by impunity, Israel has mounted a relentless onslaught on the occupied and beleaguered people of Palestine," he said.He said that one week of Israeli attacks have led to more than 250 Palestinians being killed and thousands injured — one third of which are women and children."Death echoes in every home in Gaza," Qureshi said, to lay stress on the gravity of the situation. He also recalled one such tragedy, in which ten members of the Abu Hattab family had perished in Israeli strikes."Hundreds of such tragedies are being enacted every hour in Gaza and other parts of the Palestinian territories. So far over 50,000 Palestinians have fled their homes in Gaza," he said, adding that these people have very poor and limited access to water, food, hygiene and health services.

10. The foreign minister said hospitals and sanitation services rely on electricity but fuel for power plants "has almost run out"."Gaza has plunged in darkness [...] the only light is that of Israeli explosions," he said.Qureshi said such is the existence of Palestine, where "in full view of the world Israeli airstrikes bring down entire buildings to kill and terrorise innocent Palestinians and even silence the media"."It is time to say enough. The voice of the Palestinian people cannot and will not be silenced," he said.The foreign minister said the representatives of the Islamic world are there to speak with and for Palestine.He said it is "appalling" that the United Nations Security Council has been unable to do what it is tasked with — to maintain international peace and security. He added it has even failed to demand a cessation of hostilities, and warned that those preventing it from doing so "bear a heavy responsibility".

11. Qureshi said the United Nations General Assembly, must then, assume its own responsibility. "We must not fail the Palestinian people at this critical juncture.""Our first priority must be to halt the Israeli aggression. I hope that even at this eleventh hour, the Security Council will call for a cessation of Israeli attacks. If it fails to do so, the General Assembly must make this demand on behalf of the entire international community," he said.He said there is no moral or military equivalence between the two sides. Whereas Palestinians have no army, navy or air force, "the Israeli war machine is one of the most powerful in the world"."This is a war between a military occupier and an occupied people. It is a conflict between illegal occupation and a legitimate struggle for self determination," he said.

12. Qureshi proceeded to draw attention to the following:

• Right to self determination
• Reminded the General Assembly resolution 2649 of November 1970, which speaks of the right to self determination "by any means at their disposal".
• Humanitarian aid to Palestinians
• Urged for the need to mobilise all possible humanitarian help for the devastated Palestinian population in Gaza and other parts of the occupied territories, including medical teams, medicines and other supplied, food and other necessities.
• Pakistan welcomes Egypt opening access to Gaza and Israel should also open all access points to ensure the timely and urgent delivery of international assistance.

13 .Concrete steps to protect Palestinians

• Qureshi said the General Assembly should deploy an international protection force for Palestinians. "If the Security Council cannot agree to send the protection force, a coalition of the willing can be formed to provide at least civilian observers to monitor a cessation of hostilities and supervise the provision of humanitarian help to the Palestinians.
• Protection of Arab citizens in Israel, who are being lynched and murdered by Israeli fascist groups.

14 .Israel must be held accountable

• The forced evictions of Palestinians from their homes, especially in Sheikh Jarrah, and the continued construction of Jewish settlements.
• Israel's crimes against humanity should not escape accountability, and there should be no impunity for violation of international law, he said.
• International forums such as the Human Rights Council, the ICC and the ICJ should be activated to ensure Israeli accountability for its war crimes.

15. End to Israel's apartheid-like regime

• An end to Israel's occupation and to dismantle the illegal settlements and the apartheid-like regime it has imposed on occupied Palestinian territories must be revived.
• The General Assembly should secure unconditional implementation of Resolution 242 of November 1967 in which the Security Council declared the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by war and demanded that Israel withdraw its armed forces from territories occupied in the 1967 war," he said.

16. Palestinian state Recognition.

• Bold steps must be initiated to ensure the UNGA and UNSC resolutions calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state with Al Quds, Al Shareef as the capital.
• Pakistan supports the call of President Abbas for an international conference to secure a peaceful settlement.
• The onus for restoring peace rests with Israel.

17. Immediate ceasefire foremost aim. A few hours prior to the joint debate, Qureshi told that the foremost aim of representatives of Muslim countries gathered for the session will be to demand an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza."As soon as I reached New York, I invited all the foreign ministers and their PRs for dinner at the Pakistan House."We had a very fruitful meeting and we decided on our action plan for the address tonight," Qureshi told .He said the gathering "deliberated upon what it is that we seek to achieve with a session of the United Nations"."Our first aim is to demand an immediate ceasefire. If we are able to achieve this, it will be a big success for us."But this matter is perplexing and for a lasting solution we will need to continue our struggle," the foreign minister noted.He said Pakistan has "begun to fulfil its role" in the United Nations' Human Rights Council and a special session of the forum will now be held.

18. Qureshi said that with the human rights violations that are occurring in Palestinian territories, the way Israel is committing genocide and war crimes, "Pakistan will try from the platform of the OIC to awaken the conscience of all those Western countries who are champions of human rights and will ask them why it is they are turning a blind eye to the violations in Gaza".He said all the OIC foreign ministers — there are 11 or 12 — will "meet the UN secretary general and record our protest with him"."We have decided to present to him a joint resolution," he said.He said a discussion also took place on a General Assembly resolution and a strategy has been adopted but that he does not wish to discuss the matter at this point in time.

19 .UN rights council to hold session on Israel, Palestinians. The UN Human Rights Council has said it will hold a special session on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, amid deadly violence between Israel and armed Palestinian groups in Gaza.The session, planned for next Thursday (May 27), will address "the grave human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem," the council said in a statement.Pakistan, which is the coordinator of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, and the Palestinian authorities, has requested the session, the council said.It will be the 30th extraordinary meeting of the UN's top rights body since its creation 15 years ago. The United Nations did not immediately say how many of the Geneva-based council's 47 member states had backed the call, but at least a third must come out in support for a special session request to be granted.

20. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday night stated that the "tide was turning" against Israel as it was losing the media war despite its connections.The foreign minister was speaking to CNN where he lashed out at Israel for its state-sanctioned massacre in Gaza, where nearly 250 Palestinian men, women and children have been killed in less than two weeks.The minister said a ceasefire was inevitable since Israel "is losing out".

• Tide turning against Israel, says FM Qureshi in CNN interview.FM Qureshi says Israel has a lot of "connections" in media and its narrative receives a lot of coverage."This insanity must end," states FM Qureshi about the Gaza massacre. 

21."I am convinced, the tide is turning. I am convinced the public pressure, the pressure of public opinion mounting and the ceasefire is inevitable. Israel is losing out. They are losing the media war despite their connections," he said before the truce was announced by Israel.On this, the CNN anchor attempted to paint Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s comments as “anti-Semitic”.When asked to explain what he meant, the foreign minister said Israel had a lot of influence on the global media, adding that its narrative received a lot of coverage. Quershi said the video clips shared by citizen journalists showing Israeli violence had jolted the world prompting the people in London, Madrid, Michigan, Sydney, Chicago and capitals of European nations to demand an immediate end to that “insanity”.

22. FORECAST. Urgently lot of aid,relef consignment will be delivered to Palestine from all over the world. Palestininan after regaining the confidence they may wait till Holy Month of Muharram. In case some Agreement is not signed between Arab-Israel by then , there are indicators& few assumptions about Islamic Freedom fighters/ militant/extremist gruop/westernly born Muslim Youth,Fragile States may turn violent and ignite the issue with extreme resentment/revenge. Cold war between Russia,China with the help of SA/ME against USA has been fueled now and in post pandemic world it will be very tough for the west to ignore Fragile States( specially Afghanistan) and play with the religious sentiments of Muslims. Lastly Pakistan has gained massive support for its diplomatic initiatives, that means PTI Govt has succeeded in lifting the immage of Pakistan in the best possible manner during 2021.Imran Khan crack down against evil seekers will be seen in full swing now for the rest of PTI Tenure,which will fetch him great appreciation in future?Kashmir Solution too is in the offing let India recover soon from crisis?