Renowned American academic, Noam Chomsky has called on Thursday for an end to the Zionist entity’s siege imposed on the Gaza Strip during his first-ever visit to the besieged coastal enclave

Renowned American academic, Noam Chomsky has called on Thursday for an end to the Zionist entity’s siege imposed on the Gaza Strip during his first-ever visit to the besieged coastal enclave.

Jewish-American linguist Chomsky arrived in the territory where he was scheduled to attend a conference, called, “To End the Israeli Siege on Gaza," at Gaza Islamic University later in the day, The Jerusalem Post reported.

"The Palestinian people have a right to live peacefully and in freedom," said the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor, according to Jamal al-Khudari, a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council and the head of the university’s administrative board.

Chomsky, a prominent critic of the American foreign policy, entered the Gaza Strip from the Egyptian side of the Rafah Crossing as a member of an academic delegation that is scheduled to partake in the conference.

In an interview with Press TV in June, Chomsky said the Zionist entity gets away with numerous violations of international law since it is a client of the US and therefore enjoys “total impunity.”

“…the United States has total impunity and that is inherited by its allies and clients,” Chomsky added.

In May 2010, the Zionist entity barred Chomsky from entering occupied West Bank where he was to deliver a lecture. He finally had to broadcast his speech via video link from neighboring Jordan.