But will this suspension come back to bite us? Former Foreign Minister, and current Agent to the ICJ, Assad Shoman doesn't think so.
Predictably, he believes that if we don't take action, that can cause serious consequences:
Assad Shoman, Co-Organizer, March For Peace In Palestine
"I don't think that they will try to single out little Belize to take any kind of repressive measures, but if they do, if they do, I believe that Belizeans have to stand firm and stand strong, because think about it. What is unfurling in Gaza right now, take a look at the bigger picture. We're all horrified at the babies and that would look beyond the babies. If this is a test for a new world order almost, if Israel can get away with it, if Israel can blatantly, tell the world, laugh at the world and say, yes, I'm killing the babies, so what?"
"If they can get away with it with the support of the United States, the whole international system that we have known will fall apart. And it is that system, weak as it is, that we have depended for so long to defend us against any threats, against the United Kingdom, that wanted to give away our land, against the Guatemalan generals at the time that wanted to invade our land."
"So if that system falls, then we are in trouble. So it is not just Gaza, it's not just Israel and Gaza. It's a test of a new system. Can a country with the support of the U.S. get away with anything?"
"Yes or no? If it can, we are in trouble."
