Palestinians demand that "Britain must apologize and mend the damages inflicted as a result of the Balfour Declaration"
Headline: “A vigil supporting the hunger striking and sick prisoners in the occupation’s prisons in Ramallah”
The article includes a picture of the vigil, in which people are seen holding a large poster.
Text on poster: “104 years since the Balfour Promise (i.e., Declaration)
‘Which was given by one who has no ownership to one who has no right,’ we will not forgive and will not pardon
- Britain must apologize and mend the damages that were inflicted as a result of the Balfour Promise
- November 11: On the anniversary of the death as a Martyr of commander [former PLO and PA President] Yasser Arafat we again emphasize the promise to continue the struggle
- November 15: On our independence day (see note below on Palestinian declaration of independence -Ed.) we again emphasize our oath and our promise to achieve our return
- November 29: On the [international] Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People we emphasize our people’s right of return and independence
- We reject the conditional funding of UNRWA (refers to US-UNRWA framework agreement, which includes a condition that US funding to UNRWA not be used to support terrorism -Ed.)
- UNRWA must be protected and its programs must continue to be provided in full until the return of the refugees to their homes according to [UN] Resolution 194 (see note below -Ed.)
The [PLO] Department of Refugee Affairs – the [PLO] Supreme National Committee to Commemorate Nakba Day (see note below -Ed.)”
Palestinian declaration of independence
It should be noted that according to the UN Charter itself, UN General Assembly resolutions are only "recommendations" and have "no legal power that affects the outside world." UN Security Council Resolutions are only binding if they were adopted under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. Resolutions adopted by the UN Human Rights Council are clearly prejudiced as noted by human rights expert Christine Cerna: “In my view Israel has a unique status in the UN Human Rights Council. Impartiality is not a requirement sought by the Council for the appointment of experts when it comes to Israel."