Tarawneh deplores Israeli violations

AMMAN —   President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (APU) Atef Tarawneh on Monday condemned last month's Israeli violations, which resulted in the death of 44 Palestinians and some 500 injuries. Inhumane Israeli practices, including land grabs, forced displacement, genocide, home demolitions, assassinations and collective punishment, are war crimes and breach international legitimacy and international humanitarian law, Tarawneh added in an APU statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.

The APU warned against activating US proposals related to the legitimisation of Israeli settlements, which have prompted Israel to activate the draft bill to annex illegal settlements and the West Bank’s Jordan Valley region, imposing Israeli sovereignty there. Expressing its full support to the Palestinian people, the union called on the UN Security Council to protect Palestinians and enforce international legitimacy resolutions that proclaim the Israeli settlements illegal.