Israel’s Finance Minister framed the move as retribution for the recent recognition of Palestinian statehood by certain countries The Cradle, News Desk, June 28, 2024 https://thecradle.co/articles/palestine-slams-israeli-legalization-of-west-bank-settlement-outposts
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry strongly condemned on 28 June Israel’s decision to legalize five illegal settlement outposts in the occupied and impose sanctions on the Palestinian Authority (PA), which came in retribution for European countries recognizing Palestine as a state. . . . A member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Wasel Abu Youssef, said on Thursday that the move aims to “pursue the war of genocide against our Palestinian people,” stressing that settlements are “illegal colonies that violate all international resolutions.” Hamas said in a statement that “the plans of the fascist occupation government to control the West Bank, displace our people, and liquidate our cause will fail and collide with the rock of Palestinian will and the rising tide of resistance in the cities, villages and camps of the West Bank.” Early on Friday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said, “These are steps that protect the State of Israel and convey a clear message – we will never establish a terrorist state in the Land of Israel!” . . . Smotrich has repeatedly called for an illegal annexation of the occupied West Bank. Last week, the Israeli military gave significant legal powers in the occupied West Bank to pro-settler civil servants working for the finance minister to accelerate the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories. Last year, Israel transferred a significant portion of the occupied West Bank’s administration away from the military into Smotrich’s hands, a move that was considered a first step towards the annexation of the territory. # # # Israel’s largest land seizure since Oslo Accords deals fresh blow to Palestinian statehood Israel declared 800 hectares of land in the West Bank as property of the state on Friday, a move that will facilitate use of the ground for settlement construction. The area covers large swaths of the Jordan Valley, a vital region for a future Palestinian state, and is the largest piece of land to be seized by Israel since the early 1990s. France 24, March 26, 2024 https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20240326-israel-s-largest-land-seizure-since-oslo-accords-deals-fresh-blow-to-palestinian-statehood . . . -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30952): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30952 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106954643/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
