HE the Deputy Speaker of the Shura Council Dr Hamda bint Hassan al-Sulaiti emphasised the significant role of Qatari women in supporting the Palestinian cause, mobilising efforts and providing available assistance to alleviate the suffering of Palestinians, especially in Gaza.
This came during her participation via video-conferencing yesterday in the two-day roundtable organised by the Arab parliamentarians coalition to combat violence against women, marking International Women's Day under the theme "Voices of Arab Women for Gaza," in co-operation with the Westminster Foundation for Democracy in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
Her Excellency said that at the forefront of voices that influenced Qatari women and women worldwide was the voice of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of the Education Above All Foundation, who had resigned from her role as a goodwill ambassador for Unesco after the organisation failed to fulfill its duty in supporting, rescuing and aiding the children of Gaza.
She highlighted Her Highness's address to the international community through regional and international platforms to fulfill its moral and legal duty to provide protection for the Palestinian people, especially women and children, who are the most affected by the continuous shelling over the past five months.
She highlighted the campaigns led by Qatari women to mobilise support and provide all available resources in support of the brothers and sisters in Palestine, condemning the ongoing brutal aggression on Gaza, the West Bank, and other occupied territories, which has left tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded, the majority of whom are women, children, elderly and the sick.
She criticised the international community and UN institutions for failing to stop the crimes of genocide, forced displacement and unjust siege imposed on the Gaza Strip. She affirmed that the brutal Israeli aggression represents one of the worst crimes of the era, which history will record as a witness to the crimes of the occupying entity, and the falseness of Western slogans.
HE Dr al-Sulaiti also highlighted Qatar's efforts, led by His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, to halt the war waged by Israel on Gaza and its continuous endeavours to maintain international peace and security through mediation that has gained the trust of the international community, enabling it to mobilise all relevant parties to work on halting the war and preventing the expansion of the conflict in the region.
In conclusion, she pointed out the Council's efforts to support the brethren in Palestine through calls for an end to the war and condemnation thereof, and by endorsing the country's diplomatic efforts to halt the hostilities, establish sustainable ceasefire, and to resume negotiations to reach a permanent solution to the just Palestinian cause, and reclaiming the rights of the brothers and sisters in Palestine, and safeguarding all sacred sites.