RAMALLAH, September 2, 2017 (WAFA) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Saturday said the Israeli right wing is testing the international community’s ability to respect its decisions and responsibility.
In a press release, the ministry responded to Israeli Education Minister Naftali Bennet’s recent statements about his complete rejection of the establishment of a Palestinian state side by side with Israel.
It said Bennet is trying to appeal to the settlers by supporting their position and interests.
The silence of the international community and complete carelessness not only is encouraging such positions, but can also be considered a collusion against the Geneva conventions, the ministry added.
According to Haaretz, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that he will not evacuate Israeli settlements in the West Bank, saying the settlers “are here to stay, forever.”
This came at an event in the illegal settlement of Barkan, to the west of Salfit, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Israel‘s occupation of the West Bank.
The foreign ministry condemned such statements, affirming that all international resolutions and charters guarantee Palestinians’ right in their own state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
M.H
