Israel Mocks International Community with Ongoing Settlements Expansion, Says Ashrawi

Member of the PLO Executive Committee Hanan Al-Ashrawi.

Ramallah,14 Ramadan 1438/9 June 2017 (MINA) – PLO Executive Committee Member Hanan Ashrawi Thursday said Israel is making a mockery of the international community and the global justice system with its recent announcements to construct 3,000 illegal settlements in the Occupied West Bank.

Ashrawi made these comments during a meeting she conducted with Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Slovenia Milan Brglez and his delegation, WAFA reported.

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She said, “Israel’s creeping annexation of Palestine is escalating because of the international community’s inability to translate its verbal statements and condemnations into serious and concrete actions to bring Israel to account.”

Ashrawi added that the US apparently has neither the will nor the intention to end the illegal settlement enterprise or Israel’s persistent violations of international law and conventions.

“Rather, its UN representative is fully engaged in browbeating the international community and ensuring that Israel gets a free pass.”

Ashrawi extended her appreciation to Slovenia for its continued support of Palestine and its backing at the United Nations.

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Both parties discussed Israel’s expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise, the expropriation of Palestinian land and resources, the deliberate demographic, cultural, religious, and political transformation of Jerusalem, the demolitions of Palestinian homes, and the revocation of Jerusalem IDs.

Ashrawi specifically asked for European intervention pertaining to Israel’s continued imprisonment of Palestinian parliamentarians and requested that Israel respect international norms dealing with the immunity of elected officials.

Ashrawi assessed the internal situation and stressed the importance of Palestinian reconciliation and elections and discussed bilateral relations and future coordination between Palestine and Slovenia. (T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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