2 July 2026 | Auckland, New Zealand
As the Israeli
genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza reaches its
1,000th day, the Palestine Forum of New Zealand expresses
profound grief, outrage, and alarm at the international
community’s continued failure to halt one of the gravest
humanitarian catastrophes of our time.
For 1,000 days,
Palestinians in Gaza have endured relentless bombardment,
mass killings, forced displacement, and starvation.
Hospitals, schools, universities, places of worship, and
civilian infrastructure lie in ruins, while humanitarian aid
is systematically denied. Entire families have been erased
from the civil registry. Hundreds of thousands remain
homeless, injured, orphaned, or missing beneath the rubble.
Human rights organisations and United Nations bodies have
documented widespread violations of international
humanitarian law and serious allegations of genocide and
other atrocity crimes.
Israel’s continued impunity has
not only prolonged the suffering of more than two million
Palestinians in Gaza it has undermined the credibility of
the international legal system itself, and the principles on
which the post-World War II order was built.
No state
is above international law. Governments’ repeated failure to
enforce binding obligations under the UN Charter, the
International Court of Justice’s provisional measures, and
the International Criminal Court’s accountability process
has emboldened further violations and deepened Palestinian
suffering.
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As New Zealand prepares for its
general election, we call on all political parties and
candidates to commit to:
- Supporting a
full and comprehensive sanctions regime against Israel until
it complies with international law - Ending all
military cooperation and trade that contributes to human
rights violations - Supporting international
accountability mechanisms, including the International
Criminal Court - Recognising the State of Palestine
without further delay - Advocating for the immediate
lifting of the siege on Gaza and unrestricted humanitarian
access - Upholding New Zealand’s longstanding
commitment to international law, human rights, and the
protection of civilians
Silence and inaction in
the face of mass atrocities amount to complicity. History
will judge not only those who committed these crimes, but
those who had the power to stop them and chose not to
act.
As Gaza reaches this tragic milestone, we urge
the people of New Zealand to stand on the side of justice,
humanity, and international law. The time for expressions of
concern has passed. The time for action is
now.
