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    "id": 1072924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Faki",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13211,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Faki Mwinyihaji",
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    "content": "This was followed by the Oslo I accord of 1983 that mediated the conflict and came up with a framework for Palestinians to govern themselves in the West Bank and enabled mutual recognition between the newly established Palestinian authority and Israel Government which further expanded to the Oslo II accords of 1995 adding provisions that mandated the complete withdrawal of Israel from six states and 450 towns in the West Bank. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Israel continued to seize control over the West Bank and Gaza and increased its illegal settlement stagnating the peace process. There was hope that the progress was made towards a two state solution with the 1993 and 1995 Oslo accords. Nonetheless, today the Palestinians remain the subject to Israel military occupation in the Gaza Strip and in 165 Islands across the West Bank. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the year 2000, the Palestinians launched the second Intifada over the continued occupation which would last until 2005. In response, the Israeli Government approved construction of a barrier wall around the West Bank in 2002 and dispensed opposition from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the International Criminal Court (ICC) they have still been in existence. In 2003, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon appeared to be urging Israelis to accept giving up land for peace and advocating an end to what they call occupation. In his own words, I quote: “You cannot like the word, but what is happening is an occupation. To hold 3.5 million Palestinians under occupation, I believe that is a terrible thing for Israel and for Palestinians.” The words of the Prime Minister Ariel Sharon clearly support the Palestinian argument that Israel has illegally occupied their land and continue to annex more land and kill and displace its people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this remains one of the most protracted conflicts in the world and requires the immediate attention of the international community. However, the world has sadly been silent about it for the longest time. On 10th May 2021 during the last 10 days of the holy month of Ramadhan, more than 300 Palestinians who had come to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem Old City were injured in clashes with Israeli forces, who fired rubber bullets, teargas and stand grenades to unarmed worshippers. Since then, the tensions have subsequently erupted in Gaza and resulted in further deaths from Israeli and Hamas rocket strikes which are just the latest manifestation of the conflict that continues to blind a historic landscape torn apart by bloodshed resulting in loss of lives and severe humanitarian crisis."
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