David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement | Israel
David Lammy joined 20 foreign ministers around the world with Israel’s planning to build an illegal settlement in the West Bank, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the Israeli ambassador to convey the dissatisfaction of the government.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, joint statement On Thursday, he criticizes the E1 plan, which criticizes the E1 plan with 3,400 houses, which critics said that he would divide the West Bank halfway.
Authorities later called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a rare public reduction for the Israeli ambassador. The actions showed that the latest international criticisms for Israel are further intensified in their tactics in Gaza and the West Bank.
The statement signed by 21 countries, including England, Australia, Canada and France, said: “The decision to approve of settlement construction plans in the E1 region to the east of Jerusalem by the Israeli Supreme Planning Committee is unacceptable and violation of international law.
In a separate statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs he called Hotothyly Public Criticism exhibition. “These settlement plans will be an ugly violation of international law and divide a future Palestinian state into two, and will critically undermine a two -state solution.” He said.
He did not say which minister or official had met Hotuely or what was said at the meeting. The Israeli Embassy did not respond to the request for comments.
In a statement on Wednesday, Israel announced that it has approved its plans to build a big new block in the West Bank-according to Israel’s far-right finance minister Bezalel Smotrich-Preventing the creation of the Plovist’s state.
Smotrich on Wednesday He searched the decision To confirm the settlement, “is an important step that enters the two -state error and combines the attitude of the Jewish people in the heart of the territory of Israel”.
The proposals would expand the Jewish name of my Jewish Adum to Jerusalem, to separate the occupied East Jerusalem from the West Bank and divide the north and south of the region.
21 In a statement made by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, he said: “Minister Smotrich says that this plan will make a two -state solution impossible by dividing any Palestinian state and restricting access to Jerusalem. This does not bring any benefit to the Israeli people.
The British authorities say that Israel’s renewed expansion in the West Bank plays a critical role in pushing them to recognize Palestine as an independent state. Keir Starmer said last month that Israel would make an official recognition before the UN General Assembly unless Israel decided on a two -state solution.
The international community also expressed anger on the UN Secretary General Miroslav Jenča and Israel’s plan to seize the Gaza City.
The Israeli Defense Forces said that on Wednesday, Benjamin Netanyahu instructed him to accelerate the planned attack on Gaza, which has encouraged thousands of Palestinians to escape.
On Thursday, England was one of the 27 countries to sign a separate statement that demanded access to Gaza to provide international journalists to enable them to cover the “developing human disaster” in the war zone.
The statement from the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), an international advocacy group in which England helps to create, said: “We… We encourage Israel to allow and protect Israel immediately for journalists operating in Gaza and to provide protection of independent foreign media.”
