UN General Assembly
2024

There is no justification for acts of terrorism, such as those that killed Israeli civilians on 7 October 2023. But anyone with even a shred of compassion must be outraged that the October tragedy is being used to inflict collective punishment on the Palestinian people, resulting in an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe. The killing of Palestinian civilians with American-made weapons must stop immediately. Humanitarian aid must be delivered to the enclave, infrastructure must be rebuilt, and most importantly, the legitimate right of the Palestinians to self-determination must be guaranteed—allowing them, not in words but in reality, “on the ground,” to establish a territorially contiguous and viable state within the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. Another egregious example of terrorism as a means to achieve political goals is the inhumane attack on Lebanon—carried out by turning civilian technologies into lethal weapons. This crime must be investigated without delay. But even now, we cannot ignore numerous reports in both European and American media indicating varying degrees of involvement—or at the very least, awareness—by Washington regarding preparations for the attack.