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UN Missions of 85 Countries Condemn Israeli West Bank Plans
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Eighty-five UN Member States condemned on Tuesday 17 February the adoption by Israel of new measures aimed at expanding its illegal presence in the occupied West Bank.
On Wednesday, Chile joined the joint declaration of more than 100 States and international organizations condemning Israel’s unilateral measures to expand its presence in the occupied West Bank. “This decision violates international law and affects regional stability,” said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs through X. Meanwhile, the document signed by hundreds of States and organizations maintains that “we strongly condemn Israel’s unilateral deci…
Eighty-five United Nations Member States on Tuesday condemned, in a joint statement, Israel's adoption of new measures to "extend (their) illegal presence" in the occupied West Bank, in the face of fear of annexation of Palestinian territory.
UN missions of 85 countries condemn Israeli West Bank plans
The UN missions of 85 countries on Wednesday condemned a series of Israeli measures designed to tighten control over the West Bank, including in areas administered by the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo Accords, in place since the 1990s. It came as Israel's far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich said he would pursue a policy of "encouraging the migration" of Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.
On Tuesday, a group of 85 UN member countries issued a joint communiqué condemning Israel’s recent campaign to expand its “illegal presence” in the West Bank, demanding its “immediate” reversal and rejecting “any form of annexation” of the Occupied Palestinian Territory. The initiative, joined by the European Union and the Arab League, advocates the creation of a Palestinian State as the only way to peace, just as the Israeli Government of Benja…
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