RAMALLAH, August 14, 2025 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned Israel's issuance of tenders for the construction of thousands of new colonial units in and around Jerusalem and in the Ariel colony in the central West Bank.
In a statement issued Thursday, the Ministry said that the colonial construction in the E1 area is part of Israel's plan to undermine the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state, undermine its geographic and demographic unity, and perpetuate the division of the West Bank into isolated areas, submerged in a colonial environment to facilitate its eventual annexation.
It described the tenders as an extension of the crimes of genocide, displacement, and annexation, and an echo of Netanyahu's statements regarding what he called "Greater Israel."
The Ministry affirmed it is continuing engagement with countries, peoples, and the international community to expose the occupation's racist colonial schemes.
It called for genuine international intervention and sanctions to force the occupation to halt its plans, comply with the international consensus on resolving the Palestinian issue, halt genocide, displacement, and annexation, and enable the Palestinians to achieve their right to self-determination, and enable our state to extend its jurisdiction over the entire territory occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
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