RAMALLAH, September 14, 2017 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Thursday called for a responsible international position against Israel’s use of Palestinian lands to achieve political gains and undermining the peace process.
The ministry said in a press release that Israel uses Palestinians’ land to "auction" the public competition between the right-wing members, who seek to attract more settlers and extremists by offering free donations at the expense of Palestinians.
It referred to the recent racial statements that deny Palestinians’ their rights by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“This is what Netanyahu declared when he announced that the West Bank is an integral part of “Israel”, to support the National Union Party; in adopting a plan submitted by Knesset Member “Betzalel Smotrich” which calls for the displacement of Palestinians and the annexation of the West Bank. “
Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said “the construction operations in Judea and Samaria are unprecedented since 2000. In the first half of this current year, 1,400 settlement units were approved and at least 10,000 new units are promoted,” promising the public of upcoming plans to deepen and strengthen the colonialization of the Palestinian lands.
The ministry strongly condemned Israel’s expansion of settlements in the Palestinian territories and affirmed that Netanyahu and his coalition’s statements constitute an official rejection of peace and its negotiations.
“It is also another proof of the absence of an Israeli peace partner,” it said.
The ministry called upon the international community and countries that are seeking political solutions to the conflict to change their policies and positions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, thus putting an immediate end to Israel‘s violations and isolation of the Palestinian people.
It called upon the United Nations Security Council to accept the full membership of the State of Palestine in the United Nations and called upon peace seeking countries that have not recognized the state of Palestine yet to take the same step.
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