10 Powerful Countries That Support Palestine | TopX | Bilal Masood

Palestine is not alone there are powerful nations that not only recognize Palestine as a state but also offer support through financial and diplomatic aid in this Blog we'll be looking at 10 countries that support Palestine hey guys welcome back to TopX my name is Bilal Masood in this Blog as we look at these powerful nations that support Palestine starting at.

Pakistan

We have the country of Pakistan has been one of the leading nations in voicing their support for Palestine there have been demonstrations across Pakistan in solidarity with Palestinians demonstrators also held up pakistanian Palestinian flags and many demonstrations sites across the country after prime minister Imran khan called for a day of solidarity also Pakistani foreign minister shah Mahmud Qureshi's remarks on CNN have gone viral and he's made it clear what Pakistan’s stance is when it comes to Palestine and Israel there is still connections deep Pockets what does that mean well they're very influential people I mean they control media i mean i would call that an anti-Semitic remark the. 

Ireland

Irish parliament recently has passed a motion condemning the de facto annexation of Palestinian land by Israeli forces now this makes it the first European union country to use this specific phrase de facto annexation in relation to Israel’s actions in occupied Palestinian territories there was also this video from an Irish parliament featuring Richard Boyd Barrett discussing the issue with Palestinians well that clip has gone viral although it was recorded back in the year 2014 but his message has reached far more people now because of the current events most of which has taken place since Oslo you allow that to happen why do you allow it to happen if you're serious about giving this land to the Palestinians uh it's absolutely extraordinary uh and it just you must are you not just taking us uh ambassador for idiots that you can say with a straight face we're serious about peace but while we're serious about peace we're going to seize Palestinian land. 

Indonesia

Next up we have Indonesia Indonesian foreign minister retinol marsudi said this in a virtual press conference Indonesia will continue to work with the Palestinian people and nation in fighting for their rights she had also said that Indonesia will continue to do its best to support Palestine in the U.N general assembly then there was Indonesian president yoko Winodo he has openly  condemned Israeli forces and the violence against Palestinians especially at AL-AQSA mosque he's urging the U.N security council to take measures on the repeated violations carried out by Israel towards the Palestinians. 

Sweden

Next on this list is the country of Sweden was actually the first European union country to recognize Palestine as a state Margot Wallstrom who was the minister of foreign affairs for Sweden at the time back in 2014 had these words to say it is important step that confirms the Palestinian right to self-determination today's recognition is a contribution to a better future for a region that has for too long been characterized by frozen negotiations destruction and frustration some will state this decision comes too soon I’m afraid rather that it is too late. 

Saudi Arabia

At number six we have Saudi Arabia the kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the organization of Islamic corporation or the oic saleh hamad al-suhabani he said that the Israeli violations flagrantly contravene the principles of international humanitarian law and defy un security council resolutions Saudi Arabia also calls on the international community to take immediate action to compel Israel to halt all practices that violate the rights of the Palestinian people and i quote who have suffered greatly and are still struggling to obtain their most important legitimate rights to establish security and safety achieve economic growth and improve their conditions this is according to al suhabani. 

Iran & Turkey

Now at number five we got to look at the country of Iran according to the head of Iran’s Islamic revolutionary guard corps Hussein salami Iran supports the Palestinian fight against Israel they also do not recognize Israel as a state Iranian officials they have called on the united nations and also other Muslim nations to start taking action and step in to stop apartheid Israel from attacking Palestine also Iran’s president Hassan rouhani he started to raise this issue with turkey saying that Iran and turkey must band together as two major players in the entire region to urge the U.N and the OIC or the organization of Islamic corporation to fight against the crimes of Israel that's how they term it turkey's president Erdogan has made his voice heard loud and clear and he has been urging the world to take effective action against Israeli forces especially in light of the attacks on the AL-AQSA mosque the attacks in Jerusalem and also just on Palestinian homes in general president Erdogan he had this to say in a tweet Jerusalem is the world itself and the Muslims they are humanity itself he also said that protecting the honor and dignity of the holy city of Jerusalem was the duty of every single Muslim in the world. 

Egypt

Number three brings us to Egypt is a nation that continues to provide humanitarian aid to the Palestinians and has sent a delegation from the Egyptian red crescent or the erc to the Gaza strip to see what are the most urgent needs of the people there Egypt says that this is in efforts to provide aid and assistance in various fields and also to affirm Egypt’s leading role in supporting the people of Palestine. 

India

India was actually one of the first countries to recognize the state of Palestine back in the year 1988. now when we look back to 1996 India opened its representative office to the Palestine authority in Gaza which later was shifted to Ramallah in 2003and rewind back to the year 1975 India became the first Non-Arab country to recognize the Palestinian liberation organization as a sole representative of the Palestinian people and invited it to open an office in Delhi India and then in the year 1988 when the plo declared an independent state of Palestine with its capital in east Jerusalem India granted recognition immediately and the country we end off with. 

China

At number one is china recognized the state of Palestine also back in the year 1988 and since the year 1992 china has really established great diplomatic relations with Israel and also has  maintained cordial relationships with Palestine but here's the thing with recent events according to the global times they reported on may 28 2021 that china will offer 1 million in emergency humanitarian assistance cash to Palestine and also another 1 million dollars for 200 doses of the vaccine to help refugees ambassador chin zhu of china called on Israel to observe the relevant U.N resolutions and to stop its demolition of Palestinian homes and also the eviction of Palestinian people they also urge Israel to discontinue its settlement expansion as well as maintain and respect the holy sites in the city of Jerusalem. 

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