mr speaker, the palestinian poet mahmoud darwish wrote, "in silence, we become accomplices. the power to change the world." so as i bring these remarks to a close, i want to share with the house the words of those being forced to live through this hell every single day. 30—year—old islam lost three of his four children, along with his mother, two of his sisters and both of his brothers when a missile hit their home. islam said, "my family spent days trying to dig the remains of the dead out of the rubble. the body of my brother to leo was found 200 metres away from the house due to the power of the strike, in pieces. my children's small bodies were torn to pieces. " his surviving sister added, were torn to pieces. " his surviving sisteradded, "my were torn to pieces. " his surviving sister added, "my brother mohammed was only recognised by his hair. nothing was left of my brother khalil apart from his hand." the 30—year—old physiotherapist who lost his wife and three children aged five, four and just three months, along with both of his parents and his sister, when a missile

the world's most famous palestinian writer was the poet mahmoud darwish.a village near the israeli city of acre. in '48, his family fled to lebanon. in the sixties, dervish was already the editor of a political weekly. in seventy-three he joined the palestine liberation organization, but left it 20 years later. straightaway. after the conclusion of the first palestinian-israeli peace agreement. in the us, the most famous palestinian intellectual was the writer, pianist and social activist, edward said. he was born in jerusalem, into a wealthy arab family, but in 1948 his family fled to cairo, and he studied in the usa. professor at columbia university, author of the famous book orientalism, in which he harshly criticized the western view of the east and accused. ceasefire in the gaza strip. at the middle east conference of the valdai club, my colleague andrey murtazin was right there talked with palestinian participants. the question was raised several times: let's just recognize a palestinian state at the un level and present israel with a fait accompli.

darwish wrote, "in silence we become accomplices. he assured us, when we speak, every word has the power to change the world. mr. president, members of the court, your words have such power. in 2004, the court affirmed the inalienable. in 2024, it is time for you to enable them, finally to exercise that right. by freeing them from the unlawful israeli occupation of their territory, so that they may live in a sovereign and fully independent state of their own, in peaceful and secure coexistence with all their neighbors, including israel. by upholding international law, which is all the state of palestine asks you to do. your powerful words: will change the world. i thank you, mr. president, members of the court for your kind courtesy and patient attention. we're in your hands, mr. president, what you would like to take the mid-morning break now or call our next speaker. i think mr. reichler. i invite the next speakers to take the floor after a coffee break of 10 minutes. the setting is suspended. live at the heg you're listening to de