A former Palestinian Minister of Health in the Gaza Strip has sent an open invitation to Britain’s Prince William to visit the besieged territory during his forthcoming tour of the region.
Dr. Basem Naim is now the head of the Council on International Relations; he called on the Duke of Cambridge to go to Gaza on Monday.
HRH PRINCE WILLIAM, Duke of Cambridge: WHY not to visit #Gaza during your official visit to the occupied #Palestine…
Gepostet von Dr. Basem Naim am Donnerstag, 21. Juni 2018
“Why do not you visit Gaza?” Naim asked the prince on Facebook. “Former British Prime Minister David Cameron described it as a ‘prison camp’.”
The visit of William, who is second in line to the British throne, is being made at the request of the Conservative government in Westminster. British policy until now has been to avoid official royal visits until the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is resolved.
Israel Anger as UK Prince William Set to Visit ‘Occupied’ East Jerusalem https://t.co/Zv9yae1zZW via @PalestineChron
— Free Gaza Movement (@freegazaorg) June 20, 2018
Naim wrote:
“Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, will visit occupied Palestine next Monday, and it will certainly be an important visit to let [him] see the humanitarian tragedy caused by the Israeli siege supported by [the United] Kingdom.”
If Prince William had an ounce of political courage, he would insist on visiting Gaza, the largest open air prison in the world. https://t.co/uaLD3IBAlz
— Susie Snowflake (@palestininianpr) June 22, 2018
The Duke will be the first member of Britain’s royal family to pay an official visit to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories since the withdrawal of the British Mandate authorities from Palestine in 1948.
(MEMO, PC, Social Media)
