KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – The main opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Lisa Hanna, has called for the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith following Jamaica’s no-show on the recent United Nations vote on a “humanitarian truce” in the Gaza Strip in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas.
Hanna, who was speaking during an interview with Radio Jamaica, said the Andrew Holness-led administration “continues to hide behind a cloak of mystery about Israel.”
She says that missing the vote on providing humanitarian assistance goes against who Jamaicans are as a people.
“This resolution was just asking for something straightforward – protect human rights and legality; give the humanitarian ceasefire to help the people during this difficult time. And we did not vote for it. We were missing,” she said.
“I don’t know how you can have that on your hands. Quite frankly, I think the minister needs to do the honorable thing, perhaps. If you can miss such a serious vote, perhaps you no longer need to be the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade. I am calling on her to resign over this,” Hanna declared.
The government stated that a technical cross in communication led to Jamaica’s representative not voting.
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