Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have announced travel bans on a number of extremist Israeli settlers who have committed violent attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank.
“New Zealand is seriously concerned by the significant increase in extremist violence perpetrated by Israeli settlers against Palestinian populations in recent months. This is particularly destabilising in what is already a major crisis,” said Luxon.
“New Zealand has taken this step to signal clearly that this behaviour is unacceptable”, said Peters.
“We are imposing travel bans on a number of people known to have committed violent acts. These individuals will not be able to travel to New Zealand.
“Individuals responsible for perpetrating acts of violence are undermining peace, security and stability in this region.
“New Zealand’s consistent position has been that Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories are a violation of international law.”
“Settlements undermine the prospects for a viable two-state solution. Recent statements by some Israeli ministers about plans for further settlement construction are of serious concern and will raise tensions further between Israelis and Palestinians.”
“The international community is overwhelmingly in favour of a future Palestinian state as part of a negotiated two-state solution.”
“New Zealand shares this view, and will continue to advocate for an end to the current conflict and an urgent restart of the Middle East Peace Process,” said Peters.
NZ designates entirety of Hamas as terrorist entity
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Foreign Minister Winston Peters have announced today the designation of Hamas in its entirety as a terrorist entity.
“The terrorist attacks by Hamas in October 2023 were brutal and we have unequivocally condemned them,” said Luxon.
Following these attacks, then Prime Minister Chris Hipkins commissioned advice from officials about designating the entirety of Hamas – which has now been received.
Peters said New Zealand has designated the military wing of Hamas as a terrorist entity since 2010.
“But what happened on 7 October reinforces we can no longer distinguish between the military and political wings of Hamas. The organisation as a whole bears responsibility for these horrific terrorist attacks.”
A designation under New Zealand legislation freezes any assets of the terrorist entity in New Zealand. It also makes it a criminal offence to carry out property or financial transactions with them or provide material support.
“New Zealand wants to be clear that the designation of Hamas is about the actions of an offshore terrorist entity and is not a reflection on the Palestinian people in Gaza and around the world,” said Luxon.
“This designation targets Hamas, not the provision of private humanitarian support to Palestinian civilians. Similarly, the designation does not stop New Zealand providing humanitarian and future development assistance to benefit civilians in Gaza, nor does it stop us providing consular support to New Zealand citizens or permanent residents in the conflict zone.”
Peters said, “We remain gravely concerned about the impact of this conflict on civilians and will continue to call for an end to the violence and an urgent resumption of the Middle East Peace Process.
“A lasting solution to the conflict will only be achieved by peaceful means.”
A distraction and excuse for inaction in naming the real terrorists who have murdered upwards of 40,000 defenseless Palestinian men woman and children
Now food water electricity and fuel are being weaponized
Hospitals being targeted
Hamas was a creation of Israel
As a fake controlled opposition
The IDF was stood down on Oct 7th and Hamas ushered in
Most of those killed were killed by the IDF
Dunno if most of those killed were by the IDF, but they certainly killed a fair few and then they blame Hamas. Problem, reaction, solution in play
Killed by the IDF as confirmed by coroner reports noting that the bullets removed from the bodies were IDF-issued!
IDF helicopters opened fire on all, with total disregard for who was what…the J3w$ sacrifice their own as noted in the GULAGs and Nazi Death Camps…!
Scott Ritter exposes all of this…
Press TV
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/02/28/720985/Gaza-humanitarian-apocalypse-
I find it strange that the government statement tries to separate Hamas from the Palestinian people when, depending upon which poll you read, between 70 to 86 percent of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank support the sexual savagery, other mutilations and beheadings of innocent Israeli civilians. What Hamas did is evil, and the Palestinian peoples support for this is also evil.
I remember just over 20 years ago when Palestinian suicide bombers where maiming and killing innocent Israeli civilians and then, about 70 percent of the Palestinian people supported that.
The Palestinians are a sick people. It is notable that they are not welcome in Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt and Kuwait. I could go into why, but I will not. Needless to say, wherever they go, they are trouble.
One has to be shameless to write such distortion of reality. But we are used to this shamelesness and arrogance by now and no one will believe your lies and propaganda as the world can now see how the israelis and “associates” behave, towards the inhabitans of Gaza, but also towards the international community . And have disregards for any common decency.
IsraHell is not innocent. Thieving land through violence since the beginning of the 20th century and it continues on the west bank, while tsahal – all israeli: men AND women – participate since 1947 in lawless oppression and repression of palestinians . The world knows of your prison were kids and women are kept without any lawfull ground. People picked up from the street and locked up without any process. And you call yoursel a ” democratie”. Laughable if it were not so tragic for the victims of your lies and criminal behaviour
I support Hamas and all freedom movements
” 70 to 86 percent of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank support the sexual savagery, other mutilations and beheadings of innocent Israeli civilians”
Anyone can make up a load of bollocks if they so desire. Point me to where this statement can be proven. Point me to the proof anyone was beheaded on October 7. I bet you can’t. It will be a series of chinese whispers.
Do you think the 20,000 plus women and children killed are Hamas? Do you think the Israeli’s moving into illegal settlements with violence does anything positive for the way Palestinians view Israeli’s?
Do you think all the Palestinian children imprisoned on trumped up charges do anything positive for how Israeli’s are viewed by the Palestinians?
How about getting moved off your land, again and again with force if you are not killed first? Should the Palestinians just be happy they weren’t killed?
Your whole comment is disgusting. Did you just lap up all the Israeli propanganda, and then vomit it back up
I agree with you completely.
The Palestinian reactions are directly vectored and reflective as to how they have been treated by the Israelis, the illegal and faux State of Israel, and the world overall via the Zionist media manipulating the opinion of the world.
Nakba 1948, the 1967 War, and now the continued pounding of the ‘occupied areas’ would garner and foment the reactions that the Palestinian Militants have enacted.
The Balfour Declaration was never ratified, and the formation of the faux ‘State of israel’ was to be a dumping ground for the world to have the J*** leave their respective residential countries and move to the (Un)Holy Land, stealing land and killing Palestinians in the process.
The J*** are the Synagogue of Satan…as actions speak louder than words!
you are so right they are sick but so are the j*** . Zionist have caused most of the crap that the world has suffered since the dawn of time and all in the name of power
Why I no longer stand with Israel, and never will again
https://www.scottritterextra.com/p/why-i-no-longer-stand-with-israel
At least Aunti Helen threw-out the Mossad Operatives when they were caught forging NZ Passports in their plan for a False Flag event here on NZ soil..
Note to Winston Peters- CLOSE THE ISRAELI EMBASSY & CONSULATE, AND THROW-OUT THE ISRAELI DIPLOMATIC SERVICE INDEFINITELY!!!
Do the proposal and act on it before the close of business today!
We have NO business supporting a murderousm genocidal rogue government and a faux State that Israel really is!
Israel itself and the Zionist-directed Mossad infiltrated governments that it exploits should ALLLLLL be put on a Terrorist List!