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By Halshane Burke
Opposition 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 UN vote on a "humanitarian truce" in Gaza.
The government stated that a technical cross in communication led to Jamaica's representative not voting.
Ms Hanna says the government continues to hide behind a cloak of mystery in relation to Israel.
She says to have missed the vote on the provision of humanitarian assistance goes against who Jamaicans are as a people.
"This particular resolution was just asking for something very simple - protect the human rights and legality; give the humanitarian ceasefire to help the people during this very difficult time. And we did not vote for it. We were missing," she lamented.
"I don't know how you can have that on your hands. And quite frankly, I think the minister needs to perhaps do the honourable thing. 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," Ms Hanna declared.
She was speaking Wednesday on Radio Jamaica's Beyond the Headlines.
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