RAMALLAH, August 21, 2025 (WAFA) - The Palestinian Presidency welcomed the joint statement issued by 21 countries condemning Israel’s colonial settlement plan in the E1 area, east of Jerusalem, as unacceptable and a violation of international law.
In a statement released on Thursday, the Presidency described the international declaration—issued by the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden—as a significant and essential step.
The statement stressed that this move must be followed by increased pressure on the Israeli occupation to force it to withdraw these dangerous settlement plans, which effectively separate the southern West Bank from its central areas.
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