Social Democratic Party Votes to Recognize State of Palestine on 1967 Borders

Berlin: The Social Democratic Party in Berlin voted in favor of recognizing the State of Palestine on the 1967 borders, including East Jerusalem.

According to National News Agency - Lebanon, after its general conference, the Social Democratic Party called for a suspension of arms exports to Israel used in Palestine and a review of the EU-Israel Association Agreement. It also condemned the Israeli aggression on Gaza, including airstrikes and the blockade, expressing its full solidarity with the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip, and supporting the reconstruction plan.

It called for support for the investigations conducted by the International Criminal Court and respect for its decisions, emphasizing that "Germany has a special responsibility towards achieving the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people." The party stressed the "need to play a more active role in seeking to end the illegal Israeli occupation and the need to remember the Nakba of Palestine in 1948," according to the agency.

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