DHAKA: Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Malki on Tuesday called on the international community not to allow Israeli settlers to enter their countries and to boycott products from those West Bank communities.

‘They must not deal directly or indirectly with the occupation system, in addition to not allowing the entry of illegal settlers into their country,’ Malki said, reports The Jerusalem Post.

He spoke during the opening high level segment of 31st session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The UN recognizes Palestine as a non-member state and allows its representatives to address UN bodies.

Malki urged the international community to help push Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 lines and to end its military rule of the West Bank.

‘I call on all the countries to boycott settlements and to boycott the products of settlements and to warn of the possibly of imposing economic and commercial sanctions on the occupying power and that in accordance with the guidelines on businesses and human rights,’ Malki said.

He called on the UN Security Council in New York to pass a resolution against the settlements based on international consensus with regard to their ‘illegal nature’.

‘This will contribute the success of the French efforts to hold a peace conference very soon,’ Malki said.

He urged members UNHRC member states to support Agenda Item 7 which mandates that Israeli violations of human rights against the Palestinians be addressed three times a year at each UNHRC session.

BDST: 2030 HRS, MAR 01, 2016
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