A motion through which the Regional Council of Calabria undertakes the President of the Council and the Regional Council, to suspend any institutional, commercial and promotional relationship with the Government of Israel up to the restoration of respect for human rights and international law in the Gaza Strip and in the Palestinian territories. To advance it, on the basis of the similar initiative recently promoted and approved by the Puglia Regional Council, is the regional councilor Antonio Lo Schiavopresident of the mixed group – freely progressive.
Premising that “the conflict in the Middle East caused a serious humanitarian crisis, with a high number of civil victims, in particular in the Gaza Strip; According to the United Nations data, the number of Palestinian victims has exceeded 50,000 units, with a significant percentage of women and children; The international community, through different resolutions, has expressed the need for a Immediate cease the fire and recognition of the Palestinian people to self -determination; Numerous Italian institutions, including the Puglia Region, have recently adopted firm positions of conviction against the actions of the Israeli government, suspending institutional and commercial relationships until they restore respect for human rights and international law “. Considered again that: “The Calabria Region, as a promoter of the values of peace, justice and solidarity, has the moral duty to express its position on issues of international relevance that involve human rights; The suspension of commercial collaborations with government entities involved in serious violations of human rights represents a concrete signal of dissociation from these practices “.
The slave asks that The Regional Council commit the President of the Council and the Regional Council: «To firmly condemn the military actions of the Israeli government in the Gaza Strip which caused the death of innocent civilians and the destruction of essential infrastructures; to officially recognize the state of Palestine as a free state, independent and sovereign, in line with the resolutions of the European Parliament and the Italian Parliament; To support each initiative aimed at promoting an immediate ceased the fire in the Gaza strip and guaranteeing safe access and without restrictions on humanitarian aid for the civilian population; To suspend, up to new resolution, any form of institutional, commercial or promotional collaboration between the Calabria Region, its agencies and participatory companies, and the Israeli government or entities attributable to it, which are not openly engaged in initiatives for the termination of hostilities and the promotion of peace; To transmit the motion to the Italian government, to the European Parliament, to the Palestine Embassy in Italy and to other competent institutions, to be informed of the position of the Calabria Region “.