A gap between the clarity of the principle and the hesitation of the international will to implement it

Federal National Council Speaker Saqr Ghobash affirmed that the Palestinian issue today faces a growing gap between the clarity of the principle and the reluctance of the international will to implement it, indicating that this gap represents the essence of the conflict because it reflects the discrepancy between what the world really knows and what it accepts politically postponing.
This came in a speech during the meeting of parliaments in support of Palestine, which was held on the sidelines of the 152nd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, and the 217th session of the Governing Council, hosted by the Turkish Grand National Assembly in Istanbul, the Republic of Turkey, under the slogan: “Promoting Hope, Ensuring Peace, and Achieving Justice for Future Generations.”
Ghobash began his speech by expressing sincere thanks and appreciation to the Turkish Republic, the government and people, for the warm reception and hospitality, and to the Grand National Assembly for the good preparation and organization of this meeting, which comes at a delicate stage in the Middle East, characterized by the intersection of crises and the overlapping of tensions and attacks.
He said that it is not possible to read what the Palestinian issue is being subjected to in terms of forced displacement and confiscation of land, in isolation from the broader context, which is represented by other attempts to impose facts by force, whether by violating the sovereignty of states, threatening the security of their peoples, or targeting vital corridors and straits.
He explained that the Palestinian issue was never just a dispute over land, but rather constituted a historical milestone that redefined the relationship between what is imposed by force and what is accepted by legitimacy, and, from its beginning, it was not only testing the limits of geography, but rather the limits of the international system itself to what extent the principle could withstand force.
He added that the Palestinian issue today does not suffer from ambiguity in the solution or lack of references, but rather from a widening gap between the clarity of the principle and the reluctance of the international will to implement it, and that this gap represents the essence of the conflict because it reflects the discrepancy between what the world really knows and what it accepts politically postponing.
He explained that over the decades, multiple paths were tried and successive waves of escalation and calm occurred, but the result remained the same, an unresolved issue and an increasingly complex reality.
He pointed out that the conflict today is no longer just traditional over the land, but has become a struggle over its definition, identity, and narrative between a will that clings to history and the truth and a will that seeks to reshape reality and impose it as an self-evident truth, and this is the deepest danger because it threatens to obliterate the ability to distinguish the truth itself.
He stressed that the position of the United Arab Emirates regarding the Palestinian issue was based on two basic pillars: support for the Palestinian people and the inalienable Palestinian right to establish its independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and support for just and lasting peace as the best strategic choice for the Palestinian people and the peoples of the region alike.
He added that this position was linked to the doctrine of the UAE, and to the approach of its wise leadership, headed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, as a moral commitment that always seeks to confirm Palestinian rights and principles, and is tested in times of distress. Hence, in Gaza specifically, where the suffering reached its maximum, the UAE’s presence was not an emergency response, but rather an extension of a fixed path, until… Its contributions constituted approximately 43% of total international aid.
He pointed out that this commitment did not stop, even in the moments when the UAE itself was facing attacks and direct threats to its security and stability, which highlights the difference between those who raise slogans and those who adhere to values ​​when their cost is high.
At the conclusion of his speech, he stressed that the path to establishing a Palestinian state passes first through the unity of the Palestinian ranks and the unity of the national decision, and then looking to sincere Arab and international support that translates into a clear political path that leads to a just and comprehensive solution.
He renewed his thanks and appreciation to the Republic of Turkey and the Grand National Assembly for hosting this meeting, wishing it success in achieving its goals.
The Council delegation participating in the meeting included members of the Federal National Council, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Dr. Moza Muhammad Al Shehhi, Khaled Al Kharji, the Secretary General of the Council, Dr. Omar Abdul Rahman Al Nuaimi, the Assistant Secretary General for Parliamentary Communication, Afra Rashid Al Basti, and the Assistant Secretary General for Council Presidency Affairs, Tariq Ahmed Al Marzouqi, in the presence of the UAE Ambassador to Türkiye, Saeed Thani Al Dhaheri.