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International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
UN, Nov 29: The International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People is observed by the United Nations on or around 29 November each year, in accordance with General Assembly mandates contained in resolutions 32/40 B of 2 December 1977, 34/65 D of 12 December 1979, and subsequent resolutions adopted under agenda item "Question of Palestine."
Partition
Resolution:
On
November
29
in
1947,
the
General
Assembly
adopted
resolution
181
(II),
which
came
to
be
known
as
the
Partition
Resolution.
That
resolution
provided
for
the
establishment
in
Palestine
of
a
"Jewish
State"
and
an
"Arab
State",
with
Jerusalem
as
a
corpus
separatum
under
a
special
international
regime.
Of
the
two
States
to
be
created
under
this
resolution,
only
one,
Israel,
has
so
far
come
into
being.
The Palestinian people, who now number more than 8 million, live primarily in the Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967, including East Jerusalem; in Israel; in the neighbouring Arab States; and in refugee camps in the region.
UN
General
Secretary
António
Guterres's
message:
In
his
message,
UN
General
Secretary
António
Guterres
urged
Israel,
Palestine
and
all
others
with
influence
to
restore
the
promise
and
viability
of
the
two-state
solution
premised
on
two
states
living
side
by
side
in
peace,
harmony
and
within
secure
and
recognised
borders,
with
Jerusalem
as
the
capital
of
both.
"This year's International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People takes place at a time of turmoil, trouble and torment. The decades-long Palestinian struggle for self-determination, independence and a life of dignity faces numerous obstacles, including continued military occupation of Palestinian territory; ongoing violence and incitement; continued settlement construction and expansion; deep uncertainties about the peace process; and deteriorating humanitarian and economic conditions, particularly in Gaza, " said Guterres.
India's stand on Palestine:
According to Prof PR Kumaraswamy, Middle-East expert from JNU, PM Narendra Modi is merely responding to the changing Middle Eastern situation. Since the NDA came to power in May 2014, during their visits to Israel, both President Pranab Mukherjee (October 2015) and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (January 2016) visited Palestine and paid homage to Arafat.
However, prime ministerial visit followed a different approach. During his visit to Palestine, Modi visited Ramallah for few hours. The visit indicated the perpetuation of 'continuity and change' - the phrase used when normalization took place in January 1992. Also, by hosting President Abbas in May 2017, Modi reiterated India's commitments to statehood for Palestinians. 'But by not visiting Ramallah, he is reminding Palestinians of the need to put their house in order...." according to Prof. Kumaraswamy.
