AD calls on the Prime Minister, who seems to be totally ignoring Malta’s long held position of defending the right of self-determination of the Palestinian people, to urgently raise the issue of the situation in Palestine with his EU counterparts.AD Chairperson Prof. Arnold Cassola said:”The hardships suffered, the land grabbing, the ill-treatment of Palestinians because of the illegal and immoral occupation by the Israeli state just leads to cycles of violence. The indiscriminate bombardment and shelling by Israel of the Occupied Territories is immoral and outrageous and must stop immediately.”

“Promises of an independent and free Palestinian state must become a reality if the violence is to stop.  The firing of rockets into Israel is not helping the situation but the savage and barbaric bombardment and shelling of Palestinian civilians by the Israeli occupying forces is scandalous.”

“As for the reported support of Muscat’s Government for an Israeli seat on the UN Security Council, we wonder what Muscat is selling his principles for this time round. A state which is in breach of UN resolutions and has been occupying another nation for decades is not fit to sit on the UN Security Council.”