The Jordanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today condemned the decisions and actions of the Israeli government that entrench the occupation of the Palestinian Territory through the legalizing and expanding of colonies.
This came in response to Israel’s announcement to legalize five colonial outposts in the occupied West Bank and the issuance of tenders for thousands of new housing units in colonies, in a blatant challenge and violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, most notably Security Council resolution 2334.
The Ministry’s official spokesman, Sufyan Qudah, stressed the necessity of stopping the escalating colonial terrorism in the occupied West Bank and halting the unlawful and illegal Israeli unilateral measures that undermine all chances of achieving a just, lasting and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, which embodies the establishment of a sovereign and independent Palestinian state on the pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital.
He also stressed the need for Israel, as the occupying power, to comply with the rules of international law and resolutions of international legitimacy, to stop its colonial plans aimed at changing the existing historical and legal status quo in the occupied Palestinian Territory.
In a statement issued by the ministry, the spokesperson emphasized the need to provide international protection to the Palestinian people.
Source: WAFA