Iceland’s Foreign Minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir has responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s denunciation of Israel’s critics as “moral cowards”.
– Addressing the UNGA, she said the world must not let “the suffering of Palestinian civilians” become “background noise”, noting that children are still being killed, families are still losing their homes and parents are still trying to keep their children alive – “again and again and again”.
– “We have heard the words ‘moral cowards’ from this podium,” Gunnarsdottir said. “To me, moral cowards are those leaders who refuse to sit down and negotiate a just and lasting peace. Moral cowards are those who deny access to humanitarian aid for people in desperate need, and those who repeatedly disrespect international law.”
– She said the world cannot accept Gaza being “repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt” while the underlying cause remains unresolved.
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