{"id":83307,"date":"2025-08-04T16:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war"},"modified":"2025-08-05T14:12:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T14:12:12","slug":"gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war","title":{"rendered":"GMC Urged Barrow to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has made a strong public call for the government to take a firmer diplomatic stance in response to Isreal\u2019s actions in Palestine.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In a statement signed by its leader Mai Ahmad Fatty, the party urged President Barrow to use Gambia\u2019s diplomatic channels with Israel and his role as OIC chairman, to summon the Israeli ambassador, to clearly convey the nation\u2019s \u201cabhorrence of its genocidal policies towards Palestinians\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Gambia should effective immediately summon the Israeli Ambassador to present our strongest protest and demand immediate cessation of genocidal acts; downgrade diplomatic relations to Charge\u0301 d\u2019Affaires level pending compliance with international law; suspend all bilateral agreements until verifiable adherence to humanitarian obligations; and freeze trade and investment initiatives until international legal compliance is demonstrated,\u201d GMC advised.<\/p>\n<p>As OIC chair, the party added, \u201cThe Gambia should convene an extraordinary session to coordinate unified action. We should actively support ICJ proceedings and call upon the UN Security Council to authorise immediate humanitarian intervention with protected aid corridors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The GMC added that The Gambia should demand immediate ceasefire and lifting of Gaza blockade, unrestricted humanitarian access under international supervision, full accountability through appropriate judicial mechanisms and genuine negotiations toward a viable two-state solution based on pre-1967 borders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDiplomatic relations with Israel should remain suspended until concrete, measurable steps are taken to end the occupation and ensure accountability for crimes committed. The international community must demonstrate the same moral clarity it demands elsewhere\u2014international law cannot be selectively applied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe stand unwaveringly with the Palestinian people in their quest for freedom, justice, and statehood. Peace without justice is not sustainable peace. True security requires respect for international law and the legitimate right to self-determination.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The party condemn in the strongest possible terms the systematic starvation and genocide being perpetrated against the Palestinian people in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe landmark reports by Israeli human rights organisations B\u2019Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, documenting genocide against Palestinians, represent irrefutable evidence that demands immediate international action.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Chair of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, GMC added, \u201cThe Gambia should not remain silent while an entire population faces deliberate extermination through weaponised hunger and mass killing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It added that the systematic destruction of Gaza\u2019s civilian infrastructure and the deliberate restriction of food, water, and medical supplies constitute crimes against humanity and genocide under international law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Republic of The Gambia, having led the International Court of Justice case against Myanmar for genocide, understands our legal and moral obligation to prevent and punish genocide wherever it occurs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has made a strong public call for the government to take a firmer diplomatic stance in response to Isreal\u2019s actions in Palestine. In a statement signed by its leader Mai Ahmad Fatty, the party urged President Barrow to use Gambia\u2019s diplomatic channels with Israel and his role [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":83306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12,2366],"tags":[260],"class_list":["post-83307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-gambia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GMC Urged Barrow to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War - Gambia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has made a strong public call for the government to take a firmer diplomatic stance i ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GMC Urged Barrow to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has made a strong public call for the government to take a firmer diplomatic stance i ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gambia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-08-04T16:51:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-08-05T14:12:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754315616.471564.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"GMC Urged Barrow to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-08-04T16:51:14+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-08-05T14:12:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\"},\"wordCount\":448,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/gambia\/sites\/19\/2025\/08\/sm_1754315616.471564.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Gambia\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/gmc-urged-barrow-to-summon-israeli-ambassador-over-gaza-war\",\"name\":\"GMC Urged Barrow to Summon Israeli Ambassador over Gaza War - 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