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Zvamaida Murwira Senior Reporter

The State of Palestine Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Tamer Almassri yesterday reiterated his country’s call for the removal of illegal sanctions against Zimbabwe saying the embargo was counter-productive.

In an interview soon after paying a courtesy call at Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Fredrick Shava, Ambassador Almassri described the illegal sanctions as a “collective punishment” against the people of Zimbabwe.

“We exchanged solidarity messages between our two countries and as Palestine, we have said we are against the sanctions against Zimbabwe. We call for the removal of the sanctions today and not tomorrow because it is a form of collective punishment. We refuse that totally,” said Amb Almassri.

Palestine is one of the countries that have stood with Zimbabwe and has been consistent in denouncing the illegal sanctions imposed by the European Union and the United States after Harare embarked on a land reform programme aimed at addressing land historical imbalances.