Israeli Atrocities Against the Palestinians

The Center for Peace Studies (CPS) of South Asian Institute of Policy and Governance (SIPG) at NSU organized a webinar titled ‘Israeli Atrocity against the Palestinians: Where is the Humanity’ on 26^th  May, 2021 at 11 am. The distinguished panelists were Professor Atiqul Islam, Vice Chancellor, NSU, Ambassador Masud Bin Momen, Foreign Secretary, People’s Republic of Bangladesh, H.E. Yousef S.Y. Ramadan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the State of Palestine in Bangladesh, Ambassador Shahidul Haque, Professorial Fellow, NSU, Zafar Sobhan, Editor, Dhaka Tribune, and Professor Abdur Rob Khan, Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences, NSU. The webinar began with the welcome speech of Dr Bulbul Siddiqi, Director, Confucius Institute and member of CPS. Professor Tawfique M Haque, Director of SIPG and Chair of the Dept. of Political Science and Sociology, was the moderator.

Ambassador Masud Bin Momen said that a ceasefire is not enough for tackling the future violence in Palestine. He emphasized that establishing the State of Palestine based on a two-state solution should be the core of all collective efforts. Ambassador Momen also clarified Bangladesh’s position, which is clear and unambiguous since our father of the nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, stood up on international platforms to show Bangladesh’s unflinching support for Palestinian rights. Professor Abdur Rob Khan mentioned that although various peace talks like the Camp David Accord and Oslo Peace Process had taken place, the continuous supports of different global powers had intensified the conflict. Professor Khan touched upon the historical perspective of the Israeli atrocity against the Palestinians and the peace process and asked the audience how long the international bodies will let this atrocity continue. Mr Zafar Sobhan expressed that one-sided western media narrative, primarily by the US and UK over the years, cannot suffice this time as the true face of Israeli atrocity has been exposed on social media platforms.