Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the government to take a more active role in putting an end to Israel’s continuous massacre of Palestinians in Gaza.
Mr. Ablakwa asserts that Ghana has, ever since its independence, been a moral voice for world peace and stability, and that this reputation needs to continue, particularly in light of the thousands of deaths occurring in Gaza.
“To say that because some people have come to engage in that terrorist act all Palestinians is fair game; children, mothers, innocent civilians, hospitals, schools, kindergartens; I mean everywhere is being bombed and I’ve been there. I’ve been to the Middle East area on numerous occasions. These are holy lands which have been reduced to rubble.
“This must stop and I think that we must add our voice. We sit on the security council even though our tenure is coming to an end and we must go back to that iconic role that the likes of Kwame Nkrumah used to play in being a moral voice for peace and global stability,” he said.
Following the massacre on October 7th and the kidnapping of a number of Israelis by the Gaza-based terrorist organization Hamas, Israel launched a massive bombardment and invasion of the Gaza strip.
Since then, Israel has disregarded international laws pertaining to war with impunity, despite calls for it to show some restraint.
Speaking on the situation on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Mr. Ablakwa said Ghana must be firm in calling for an end to the massacre.
“As the Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, I’m deeply appalled at the massacre going on in Gaza. Look, Ghana has always been a stalwart, a nation that is respected in the comity of nations when it comes to international matters, when it comes to our demand for peace.
“That’s why we were the first country to deploy peacekeeping operation in the Congo in 1960, we pioneered the non-aligned movement in the Cold War; we were a force for peace.
“I want to re-echo the Pope’s Christmas message, those killings, the massacre must stop. More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed. Of course I also condemn the October 7th killings but you see they should look out for the perpetrators and deal with them,” he added.