China: The Palestinian people have a legitimate right to use force in the face of the Israeli occupation (+ICJ)

Published at: 22/02/2024 01:15 PM

This Thursday, February 22, the Government of China affirmed before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that, under international law, the Palestinian people have a legitimate right to the use of force in the face of the Israeli occupation.

“In the search for their right to self-determination, the use of force by the Palestinian people to resist foreign oppression and complete the establishment of an independent State is an inalienable right that is well founded on international law,” said the Chinese representative to The Hague, Ma Xinmin, reported to the TELESUR press.

In this regard, the Asian diplomat pointed out that armed struggle is legitimately recognized in many resolutions as one of the forms of peoples under colonial domination or foreign occupation for the sake of their right to self-determination.

“The struggle waged by peoples for their liberation, their right to self-determination, including the armed struggle against colonialism, occupation, aggression and domination against foreign forces, should not be considered terrorism,” he emphasized.

The Chinese diplomat also stressed that it is illegal under the terms of international law to use force to occupy and maintain such an occupation for the purpose of annexing a territory.

This day, in addition to China, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Luxembourg, Malaysia and Mauritius will present their arguments in the framework of public hearings of the ICJ to issue an advisory opinion on Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967.

Mazo News Team