RAMALLAH, February 26, 2018 (WAFA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemn on Monday in “the strongest terms,” the Israeli Ministerial Legislation Committee endorsement of a bill that aims to impose Israeli law on the occupied West Bank.

The bill, drafted by the Israeli Minister of Justice, Ayelet Shaked, denies the Palestinians access to the Israeli High Court, especially in cases of claiming their rights in their land, and refers them to the Jerusalem District Court.

The Ministry said in a statement that this bill “is part of a number of racist and expansionist laws, which are passed by the Israeli government with the aim of strengthening the right-wing to rule in the State of Israel, which will accelerate the theft the rest of the occupied Palestinian territory.”

The ministry said it believes that the Israeli right wing claims that this law aims at "achieving equality" between Palestinians and Israelis is pure fallacy.

“The justice system in Israel as a whole is an integral part of the occupation system, and equality cannot be achieved between a nation that confiscates and settles on the land of another nation. This law aims at legislating settlements, legitimizing and expanding them, and facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian land. The Ministry also considers that the proposed bill is part of Israel‘s right-wing efforts to impose Israeli law on the occupied West Bank, as part of the occupying state, to deepen the systematic and dangerous system of apartheid in Israel,” concluded the statement.

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