This text, which does not have the value of law, calls for the total takeover of the West Bank, Palestinian territory under Israeli occupation since 1967 where some 500,000 Israeli colonists already live.
More than 70 Israeli deputies voted on Wednesday an appeal to the government to annex the occupied West Bank, in order to “Remove any Palestinian state project from the agenda”. Adopted by 71 votes against 13, the text does not have the value of a law but wants to affirm “Natural, historical and legal law” of Israel on this Palestinian territory. In this vote, supported by elected officials from the right coalition of Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu but also by opposition deputies, elected officials affirmed that the annexation of this territory “Will strengthen the State of Israel, its security and prevent any questioning of the fundamental right of the Jewish people to peace and security on their homeland”.
“Sovereignty in Judea-Samaria (the name by which Israel designates the West Bank, occupied by Israel since 1967), is an integral part of the realization of Zionism and the national vision of the Jewish people, which is returned to its homeland”says this text again. The Palestinian authority reacted qualifying this vote “Direct damage to the rights of the Palestinian people”According to Hussein Al-Sheikh, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organization (OLP). “These Israeli unilateral actions constitute a blatant violation of international law”added Hussein al-Sheikh on X.
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Turkey reaction
In the process, Turkey denounced a “Illegitimate and provocative gesture aimed at undermining peace efforts”. The Turkish Foreign Ministry has sentenced a measure “Null and not avenue with regard to international law and without any validity”recalling that the West Bank is “Palestinian territory under Israeli occupation since 1967”. “The efforts of the Netanyahu government to survive thanks to aggressive policies and illegal actions lead to new crises every day and constitute a serious threat to international order and regional security”he said. Ankara calls for binding and dissuasive measures without delay“And to do”Respect the legal and moral obligations of the international system “.
Some 500,000 Israelis live in colonies in the West Bank, in the midst of three million Palestinians. Israeli colonization is regularly denounced by the UN as illegal with regard to international law and as one of the main obstacles, with the continuation of violence between the two camps, to a sustainable peace solution between Israelis and Palestinians passing through the creation of a viable Palestinian State having authority over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.