Middle Eastern nations have expressed alarm at a plan by Israeli Prime Minister ...
CAIRO - Middle Eastern nations have expressed alarm at a plan by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex parts of the occupied West Bank if he wins a closely contested election less than a week away.
Netanyahu said on Tuesday he would annex the Jordan Valley, a large swathe of the occupied West Bank that Israel captured in 1967 and which Palestinians want as part of a future state.“Killing all chances for peace for electoral purposes is irresponsible, dangerous. International community must state it rejects such futile attempts to consolidate occupation.”
“The League regards these statements as undermining the chances of any progress in the peace process, and they will torpedo all its foundations.”“This announcement represents a blatant and unacceptable violation of the rights of the Palestinian people and reflects a determination to not reach just and comprehensive peace.”“There can be no peace in the region without a just and lasting solution in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy.
“Unfortunately, this is all happening when the Arab world is in a state of unprecedented collapse and disintegration ... I don’t think there is anyone at all who can do anything, it’s all talk.”“It’s a blow to the so-called peace process that is from start to finish now over because the Israeli entity does not want peace or to give up any inch of territory that was occupied in 1967 ...
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