The Minister of Information and government spokesperson, Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, condemned the Israeli military escalation in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Barghouthi said on Wednesday that the Israeli escalation and extensive campaign of arrests throughout occupied Palestine confirms once again that Israel is exploiting its political encounters in order to cover its policy of repression and arbitrary actions against the Palestinian people.
The Information Minister mentioned this morning‘s attack on a western Ramallah brick factory and the arrest of 38 people since the early morning hours throughout the West Bank. Hit particularly hard were Nablus and its Balata and Askar refugee camps. Al Zababda and Jalboun in Jenin were also attacked.
Dr. Barghouthi said that Israeli aggressions underscore the need to insist upon convening an international conference to force Israel to accept the Arab Peace Initiative, international law, United Nations resolutions, and the Geneva Conventions.
Dr. Barghouthi has called for such a conference on numerous occasions in the past, but the Israelis routinely refuse to participate.