As part of the activities for the month of May dedicated to Palestine, Casa Árabe, in collaboration with the Solidarity Network against the Occupation of Palestine (RESCOP), is organising this afternoon at 7 p.m. the conference Palestine in the face of impunity, by Mustafa Barghouti, a well-known Palestinian doctor and politician, who will be interviewed by journalist Olga Rodríguez. In Spanish and English, with simultaneous interpretation. The event will be streamed live on our Youtube channel.
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, more than 36,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip since 7 October to date. Another 78,514 Palestinians have been injured and UNRWA has estimated that 1.7 million are internally displaced. With such a high number of lives lost and people on the brink of starvation, Gaza is experiencing unprecedented suffering. The Israeli government’s military offensive continues its plans in the Strip since October 2023, while in the West Bank settlers have increased indiscriminate violence against Palestinian citizens, both of which are contrary to international humanitarian law.
The streets and university campuses of major European and US cities also reflect civil society opposition to the massacre of Palestinian lives. South Africa is at the forefront of efforts before the International Court of Justice in The Hague and has recently filed a fourth application against Israel’s actions in Gaza. However, there have been very insufficient and timid reactions from the major governments of the international community. In this context, what strategies should be put forward in the face of the failure to rein in the current Israeli government and its lack of accountability?
Mustafa Barghouti and journalist Olga Rodríguez will discuss the importance and urgency of implementing a military embargo on Israel and other measures to put an end to the Palestinian genocide.
Mustafa Barghouti is secretary general and co-founder of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), also known as al-Mubadara. A doctor by profession, he has been a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) since 2006 and the Palestinian Central Council (PCC). In 2007 he was Minister of Information in the Palestinian unity government. He ran for the presidency in the 2005 presidential elections, coming second to Mahmoud Abbas. Barghouti has worked extensively on human rights and internal democracy, and is founder and president of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS).
