RAMALLAH, July 23, 2025 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates strongly condemned the recent inciting statements and proposals in the Israeli Knesset that call for the imposition of the so-called ‘Israeli sovereignty’ over the occupied West Bank.

In a statement released Wednesday, the ministry stressed that these ‘colonial’ measures reinforce a system of apartheid in the occupied Palestinian Territory and reflect blatant disregard for United Nations resolutions and the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ).

The statement further warned that such actions deliberately undermine the prospects of implementing the two-state solution, especially following the Knesset’s decision to reject a Palestinian state, as well as a clear call to escalate the cycle of wars and violence.

The ministry also warned that the occupation continues to expand colonial settlements and deepen annexation on a daily basis.

It called on states and the international community to take these developments seriously, to strongly condemn them, and to take all necessary measures to stop them immediately, especially as the UN conference on the two-state solution approaches.

The Israeli Knesset is set today to vote on a statement officially backing the imposition of 'Israeli sovereignty' over the occupied West Bank, marking the final item on the agenda before the Knesset's summer recess.

This move comes as part of the Israeli far-right’s efforts to solidify the status quo in the West Bank through new legislative measures, following the current government’s intensified colonial settlement projects and actions aimed at annexing large parts of the West Bank.

On July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice affirmed Israel’s Unlawful Presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

T.R.