Occupied Jerusalem-Sana
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the statements of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his intention to annex settlements in the West Bank, stressing that they represent a flagrant challenge to the will of the international community.
The Foreign Ministry said in a statement carried by WAFA that Netanyahu's statements are further evidence of the expansionist colonial mentality that works to deepen and expand settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, noting that the unlimited US support for the occupation and settlement entity encourages him to escalate his Judaic settlement plans in the West Bank and continue his open war Against the Palestinian presence.
The Foreign Ministry called on the international community to shoulder its responsibilities and to hold Israeli officials accountable for their repeated violations of international law and failure to implement the relevant resolutions of international legitimacy, particularly resolution 2334.
In turn, Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat called on the international community to take urgent action to hold the occupation authorities accountable for their crimes and take immediate and concrete measures to deter them and implement the resolutions of international legitimacy, especially Security Council resolution 2334.
Erekat stressed that Netanyahu's statements on the annexation of settlements in the West Bank are not only a threat and a threat to the Palestinian people alone, but a danger to the entire international system as well as a clear warning to the international community to authorize international law, which considers the annexation and seizure of the lands of others by force an illegal act and a crime. war.
For his part, the Palestinian National Council condemned Netanyahu's statements, stressing that there is no legitimacy and no legal decisions, statements or pledges issued by any party that legitimizes Israeli settlement in the occupied Palestinian territories, stressing the Palestinians' right to establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital on the borders of June 4, 1967 and the return of refugees to In accordance with Resolution 194.
The council said that Netanyahu's remarks are not new and come from the support and encouragement of the US occupation and most recently delete the State Department any reference to the Palestinian territories from its website and the statements of the administration of US President Donald Trump on the right of "Israel" to settle in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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