Israeli Boycott - 'ipu Should Pursue The 'gaza' Cause'

The 2020 National Assembly responded to 15 discussion requests, seven of which were addressed in the first year and eight in the second. As a consequence, 30 suggestions, and one law was ratified, and a statement supporting the Palestinian cause was released.

The Assembly's discussion of governmental responses to COVID-19 on February 16, 2021, resulted in the following recommendations:

Increase the pace at which concerned committees are working to deliver their reports on proposed laws to provide compensation to small business owners that experienced losses as a result of the lockdown.

Request that the Council of Ministers review its rulings on the curfew and lockdown,

Assemble a group of medical professionals and economists to assure the issue of well-balanced decisions to safeguard public health while addressing the financial consequences,

Impose harsher criteria for foreigners entering the nation,

Expand the number of immunization facilities,

Accelerate the payout of incentives to frontline employees and halt loan payment collection for a year. The plan to allocate a specific budget for the frontline workers incentive, paper tests for students in grade 12, and the Palestinian cause were all topics of discussion in the Assembly on May 27, 2021. The proposal to entrust the State Audit Bureau (SAB) and Financial Controllers Bureau (FCB) with monitoring the frontline incentive payment and submitting quarterly reports was approved.

As they discussed the Palestinian situation, the legislators came to the conclusion that a formal statement denouncing Israeli attacks on Palestinians was necessary, and they approved the bill amending Law Number 21/1964 on Boycotting Israel.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union was tasked with monitoring the Palestinian cause, continuing to support Palestinian rights, requesting the concerned ministers to follow up on procedures to ensure boycotting Israel and Israeli goods, and requesting the Information Ministry to broadcast the session on Kuwait satellite channel in order to present Kuwait's official position on supporting the Palestinian cause. These recommendations were also approved. The Education, Guidance, and Cultural Affairs Committee's suggestion to administer grade 12 exams online was rejected by the Assembly.

On February 2, 2022, the Assembly discussed the need to cohabit with Covid-19 and the timeline for returning to regular life. On February 9, 2022, the Assembly made the following recommendations: lifting the travel ban on those who have received vaccinations so they can visit nations that permit them to do so; considering those who have received two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine as fully vaccinated; prohibiting discrimination against children who have received vaccinations versus those who have not; eliminating the requirement for PCR tests for those entering Kuwait; and creating a committee tasked with receiving complaints from people experiencing side effects.

Following a closed-door meeting on March 7, 2022, where the Assembly considered the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war on Kuwait, the following suggestions were made:

• Expedite the creation of a crisis management committee and take into account the advanced nations' positive experiences in this area,
• Tell Kuwait Investment Authority to purchase farms in order to make preparations for a potential food shortfall,
• Enhancing the storage capacity for wheat,
• Improve security authorities' coordination to stop nuclear leaks,

Ensure a sufficient supply of anti-nuclear exposure medications. The Assembly addressed retiree-related problems on March 17, 2022, which led to the proposals of a KD 3,000 grant for pensioners and a modification to the Public Institution for Social Security Law. By Saeed Mahmoud Saleh, Staff of the Arab Times

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