Arab League Condemns Israeli News Settlement Plans

Photo; PICCairo, 26 Rabi’ul Akhir 1438/25 January 2017 (MINA) – The Arab League on Tuesday evening said “Israel’s new settlement plan in occupied Jerusalem is a serious ongoing violation of international law and a clear challenge to the will of the international community.”
The League strongly condemned the Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to approve the construction of 2,500 new settlement units in occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported.

The Arab League called on the UN Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and put an end to Israeli settlement construction.

The new settlement plan threatens “the two-state solution, peace, security, the seriousness of the international community and the effectiveness of UN decisions.”

The statement said approval for the project came as a response to the UN Security Council’s recent resolution that demanded Israel to immediately and completely stop its illegal settlement activities in occupied Palestinian territories including East Jerusalem.

Earlier on Tuesday, Netanyahu and his war minister, Avigdor Lieberman, approved the construction of 2,500 illegal settlement units in the occupied West Bank.

The approval is the second of its kind since Donald Trump assumed the U.S. presidency Friday.(T/R04/RS05)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)