![]() ![]() Her father, Zaki Nusseibeh, is the cultural counsellor to Emirati president Mohammed bin Zayed and chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University. Nusseibeh, the ambassador to the UN, is a prime example. Palestinians still hold key posts in the Emirates and elsewhere in the Gulf. ![]() The Emirates has called for a biding resolution mandating an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to permit the delivery of aid to 2.2 million Palestinians trapped by Israeli bombardment.Įmirati ambassador to the UN Lana Zaki Nusseibeh urged the council to act on last Friday’s General Assembly recommendation, supported by 121 countries that “stood up for the humanitarian imperative, for human rights, for international law and, most importantly, for the self-evident truth that Palestinian life is precious”. Gargash’s comment followed Monday’s emergency meeting requested by the Emirates, the Security Council’s sole Arab member. In a post on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, UAE presidential adviser Anwar Gargash said the Emirati commitment to Palestinian rights was “historic”, indicating that concern over Gaza trumps the Emirates’ 2020 normalisation of relations with Israel. The United Arab Emirates says it intends to continue to press the UN Security Council to demand a ceasefire in Gaza and will work to bridge differences between member states. ![]()
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