The Muslim Council of Elders, under the leadership of His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, strongly condemns the racist statements made by Bezalel Smotrich, the Minister of Finance in the Israeli occupation government, in which he described the starvation of the residents of the besieged Gaza Strip as morally justified. The Council affirms that these statements not only reflect a low level of human values but also constitute a clear violation of all international norms and conventions that protect human rights and dignity. These remarks represent an extremist ideology that seeks to justify crimes against innocent Palestinian civilians.
The Muslim Council of Elders warns of the continuous escalation of the situation in the Middle East and the ongoing negative repercussions of this escalation, which now pose a serious threat to regional and international stability and security, hindering international efforts aimed at establishing peace. The Council calls on the international community, human rights organizations, and all peace-loving forces to work towards an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, to provide international protection for the besieged residents of Gaza, and to ensure the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid and relief to them.
The Muslim Council of Elders commends the position of the European Union, France, and the United Kingdom, which condemned Minister Smotrich's statements and called on the Israeli occupation government to unequivocally distance itself from these remarks, describing the deliberate starvation of civilians as a war crime. The Council reaffirms its steadfast position in support of the Palestinian people's rights, including their right to establish an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.
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