Save Palestine, This Is The DPR's BKSAP Concrete Proposal To The Asian And OKI Parliaments

Fadli Zon (Photo: BKSAP)

JAKARTA - Chairman of the House of Representatives' Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Agency (BKSAP) Fadli Zon led the DPR Delegation to the 5th Emergency Session of the OKI Parliament (Organization of Islamic Conferences) or PUIC (Parliamentary Union of OIC Countries) and the inaugural meeting of the Special Commission for Palestine of the Asian Parliament or APA (Asian Parliamentary Assembly), Tehran, Iran 10-11 January 2024. Present were the Speakers of the Parliament of the OKI Countries and a number of delegates from the Parliament of Asian countries.

During the marathon meeting, Fadli Zon proposed concrete steps that must be taken by the OKI Parliament and the Asian Parliament in an effort to support the Palestinian struggle.

"This is not the first meeting, while the situation in Palestine continues to deteriorate. It should not be just business as usual. The Palestinian people are waiting for our concrete steps," said Fadli while emphasizing the emergency implementation of a humanitarian ceasefire and access to safe and unobstructed humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Furthermore, the Deputy Chairperson of Gerindra conveyed the terrible situation in Palestine. It was revealed based on data collection that more than 70 percent of the victims who died were children and women, more than 70 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip was completely destroyed, the shadow of the threat of hunger, and the average number of children killed every day in the Gaza Strip was more than 100.

"Israel's violent data are extraordinary, there is no precedent for its crimes in this century. We don't have enough time to just discuss. What is really needed now are concrete steps as Parliament," urged the former Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives.

Meanwhile, concrete steps were conveyed by BKSAP Chairman Fadli Zon, including the OKI Parliament providing full support for South Africa's request at the International Court, encouraging Palestine to become a full UN member, rejecting normalization with Israel, supporting Israel's isolation movement from international interactions through the BDS campaign, sending an official letter to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) to press for the suspension of Israeli membership, delivering a strong condemnation of Western double standards and hypocritics, urging UN reforms, and establishing Israel a terrorist state and an apartheid regime.

As for the inaugural meeting of the Palestinian Parliamentary Commission of Asia, Fadli who is also Vice President of Leagueof Parliamentarians for Al Quds, a pro-Palestinian global organization based in Istanbul, conveyed the urgency of strengthening the Commission and the practical steps that must be taken immediately.

The inaugural meeting of the Palestinian Parliamentary Commission of Asia must focus on two main things. First, it is important to make this commission strong and beneficial for the struggle of the Palestinian people. Second, the determination of real work programs," he said at the start of his speech.

Regarding the strengthening of the Commission, Fadli, who acts as a rapper, conveyed five foundations, namely, determination of a strong vision and mission, specific goals and targets accompanied by performance indicators, determination of priority scale, utilization of the latest technology and innovation, and strong networking.

Furthermore, he reminded that currently the situation in the Gaza Strip is like a disaster. "Gaza is not only threatened with genocide, but is heading for extinction. Gaza may not be habitable. Gaza is like a place of death and despair," he added.

There were also four job program proposals as agendas that could be carried out in the near future by the APA Palestinian Commission. First, we request the establishment of a special mission to visit countries bordering Palestine such as Egypt, Syria, and Jordan to ensure humanitarian assistance to Gaza without a hitch. Second, we urge members of APA to support Palestine through this commission. Third, considering the establishment of a funding institution for the reconstruction of Gaza. Fourth, facilitating routine training and workshops focused on specific topics, particularly related to the development and capacity building of the Palestinian people," he concluded.

The 5th Emergency Session of the OKI Parliament or PUIC (Parliamentary Union of OIC Countries) and the inaugural meeting of the Indonesian Parliamentary Commission of Asia or APA (Asian Parliamentary Assembly) was attended by chairmen of parliament members of the OKI and APA as well as top Iranian officials, namely the Speaker of Parliament and Foreign Minister. The two meetings succeeded in adopting the Joint Communique.