Hamas and Islamic Jihad say that these statements are “a slap in the face to all those who bet” on diplomatic channels
Nov. 12 (EUROPA PRESS) –
The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, denounced this Monday the statements of the Israeli Finance Minister, the far-right Bezalel Smotrich, that the election of Donald Trump as the new president of the United States represents an “important opportunity” for Israel to take over the “sovereignty” of the West Bank.
“I unequivocally condemn Smotrich’s call to ‘apply sovereignty’ in the West Bank, a clear step towards illegal annexation. This rhetoric undermines international law, violates the rights of Palestinians and threatens any prospect of a two-state solution,” he said. manifested through his profile on the social network X.
Smotrich had said before a meeting of his party that Israel was “one step away from obtaining sovereignty in the settlements of Judea and Samaria – the biblical name for the West Bank – and now is the time to give it.” The minister has even set 2025 as the date for this milestone, which would imply consolidating the current occupation.
AP: “2025 WILL BE THE YEAR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PALESTINIAN STATE”
The Palestinian Authority, through the spokesman for the Presidency, Nabil abú Rudeina, has affirmed that the statements of the Israeli minister confirm that the Government of Benjamin Netanyahu “intends to complete its plans to control the West Bank” during the next year, since “he has not been satisfied with the crimes he has committed” against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
“These statements amount to an Israeli confirmation to the entire world that the new occupation plan will focus on the West Bank to implement the racist annexation and expansion plan and perpetuate the occupation, in defiance of the international community and its decisions, in particular the decision of the UN General Assembly on the implementation of the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),” he expressed.
Abu Rudeina has held “the Israeli occupation authorities fully responsible for the repercussions of these dangerous policies that are leading the region to a comprehensive explosion”, as well as the US Administration “for its continued support for the occupation to continue with its crimes, aggressions and challenges to International Law.
While he has called on the international community to force Israel to “abandon these dangerous actions, taking real measures” against the Israeli authorities, such as reconsidering its relations with it and freezing membership in the UN, he has maintained that “2025 will be the year of the incarnation of the establishment of an independent Palestinian State” with the borders established in 1967 and with East Jerusalem as its capital, “without which peace and stability will not be achieved.”
In this way, the presidential spokesperson added that Smotrich’s “illusions” will “fail and will not pass before the firmness” of the Palestinian people, “regardless of the sacrifices,” reads a statement collected by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.
“A SLAP TO ALL THOSE WHO BET” ON THE DIPLOMATIC WAY
For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has declared that the Israeli Finance Minister’s announcement “on the continuation of the execution of a plan to expand control over the West Bank and prevent the creation of a Palestinian state conclusively confirms the colonial intentions of the occupation and its denial of the rights” of the population.
“Smotrich’s statements refute the claims of those who have illusions about achieving peace and coexistence with this Nazi entity based on terrorism and the usurpation of rights and lands,” he concluded, as reported by the newspaper ‘ Filastín’, linked to the group.
Islamic Jihad has also commented on these statements, saying that these words “amount to an admission of the open war waged by the criminal occupation” against the Palestinian people “with the aim of controlling their territory and expelling the greatest number.” possible of them.” “These statements, made on the day of the Arab-Islamic summit, are a slap in the face to all those who bet on the path of negotiations, to all the normalizers and the deluded,” he said.
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