Palestinian Ambassador to Caricom and Trinidad and Tobago Dr Linda Sobeh Ali says she is “alarmed” by growing engagement between Trinidad and Tobago and Israel, but remains confident the Government will maintain its support for Palestine.

Speaking during a virtual news conference via Zoom yesterday, Sobeh Ali responded to questions from journalists about recent diplomatic engagement between Trinidad and Tobago and Israeli officials, including a courtesy call on Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs Sean Sobers by Israeli representatives last month.

Asked whether Palestine was concerned about the strengthening of ties between Trinidad and Tobago and Israel, the ambassador replied: “We are concerned, and I have the faith that the Trinidad and Tobago government knows and understands that it’s not a conflict, it’s an ongoing occupation, it’s ongoing genocide, it’s ongoing humiliation, it’s ongoing land grab, it’s ongoing annexation, it’s ongoing illegal settlement, it’s ongoing burning people alive.”