CAIRO - In a searing indictment of recent legislative escalations, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, has officially condemned the approval of the so-called "law to execute prisoners" as a fully-fledged crime and a calculated attempt to legitimize the killing of Palestinian detainees. Speaking on the occasion of Palestinian Prisoners’ Day, Al Yamahi characterized the move as a dangerous strategy aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause, asserting that such illegitimate laws will never confer legality upon the occupation but will instead force a direct and inevitable confrontation with international justice.
The Speaker highlighted the harrowing reality faced by thousands of detainees, including 370 children and 85 women, who endure what he described as the most heinous forms of historical injustice. From deliberate medical neglect and solitary confinement to starvation and daily abuse, Al Yamahi painted a grim picture of humanitarian conditions that stand in blatant defiance of the Geneva Conventions. He warned that the international community's continued silence is no longer a passive stance but has transformed into an unacceptable complicity that emboldens the occupation to persist in its violations without fear of deterrence or consequence.
Taking decisive diplomatic action, the Arab Parliament has launched an urgent global campaign, reaching out to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and regional governing bodies to demand the immediate suspension of the Israeli parliament's membership. Al Yamahi called for a unified international front to block the implementation of this "dangerous legislation" and urged the United Nations, the Security Council, and the International Criminal Court to fulfill their legal mandates. He emphasized that the world must impose deterrent sanctions and hold those responsible accountable for these systematic crimes against humanity.
Concluding with a message of defiance and hope, Al Yamahi reaffirmed that the issue of prisoners remains the unwavering priority of the Arab Parliament. He declared that the will of the Palestinian people shall remain unbroken by repression, serving as a global symbol of freedom and dignity. Stressing that the journey toward independence is incomplete without its people, he maintained that there can be no stability or just peace in the region without the full release of all prisoners and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its eternal capital.
