UN urges Israel to backtrack from its E1 settlement development plan
The United Nations urged Israel to reverse its decision to start work on the construction of more than 3,000 new homes in the E1 illegal settlement project in the occupied West Bank.
“It would put an end to prospects of a two-state solution,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters. “Settlements go against international law … [and] further entrench the occupation.”
The plan, newly revived after being frozen for years due to pressure from US administrations, would allow Israel to completely encircle Jerusalem, bisecting land that would be used for a future Palestinian state.
So when is the UN going to act on the ICJ advisory of July 19 2024. What's the point of the ICJ ?
https://www.icj-cij.org/node/204176EU calls on Israel to abandon settlement expansion plan
In a statement, European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has slammed Israeli authorities’ E1 settlement plan as a “breach of international law” that would further undermine a potential two-state solution.
“If implemented, settlement construction in this area will permanently cut the geographical and territorial contiguity between occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank and sever the connection between the northern and southern West Bank,” said Kallas.
“The EU urges Israel to desist from taking this decision forward, noting its far-reaching implications.”
More empty words.
Germany ‘strongly rejects’ E1 settlement plan
Germany is the latest country to denounce the Israeli government’s plan to expand the E1 settlement project in the occupied West Bank. In a statement, Germany’s Foreign Ministry said it “strongly rejects” the plan announced by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.
And?
