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AMMAN — The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned Israel’s approval of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, calling the move a “flagrant violation” of international law and a setback to efforts to achieve a two-state solution.
In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said that the decision to build settler units undermines the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent and sovereign state of their own on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The ministry’s spokesperson, Fuad Majali, reiterated Jordan’s “absolute rejection” of Israeli attempts to impose control over the occupied West Bank, in breach of international law and United Nations Security Council resolutions.
He pointed to Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character and status of Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Qudah also referenced an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice affirming the illegality of Israeli settlement construction and the annexation of West Bank land.
He stressed that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories, adding that all Israeli actions in the West Bank are “null and void” and lack legal standing.
The spokesperson urged the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities, calling for pressure on Israel to halt its “unlawful expansionist policies in the occupied West Bank.”
He also renewed calls to ensure the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent state on their national soil.
