United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called the US-backed plans by Israel to annex parts of the West Bank a “moment of water spill” and urged Israel to reconsider undermining the two-state solution and destabilizing the area .
“If implemented, annexation would constitute a more serious violation of international law, seriously harm the possibility of a two-state solution and undermine the chances of a renewal of negotiations,” Guterres said in a statement on Wednesday.
Guterres also called on Israel and Palestine to return to the table to work to find a two-state solution as defined by international law under the pre-1967 borders that Israel took during the Six Day War.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aims for the annexation of the West Bank to begin on July 1. Under President Trump’s new peace proposal for the region, the Trump administration would break with the United Nations and view Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Jordan Valley as part of Israel.
According to Reuters reports, White House officials began to discuss whether they would give Israel the go-ahead within that time.
Under the new terms agreed in Israel by the current unity government, Netanyahu is supposed to only advance with the annexation of parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley in coordination with the US. USA To guarantee stability in the region.
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Speaking at a press conference with Netanyahu in May about Israel’s annexation plans, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said: “There is still work to be done, and we have to move forward on that.”
But Pompeo reportedly told reporters on Wednesday that the decision was “from Israel.”
The international community has condemned annexation and the support of the United States to help with the process.
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“Annexation could irrevocably alter the relationship of Israeli-Palestinian relations. There is a risk of investing a quarter century of international efforts and the support of a viable future Palestinian state,” Nickolay Mladenov, special coordinator for the Process, said on Wednesday. of Peace in the Middle East.
The Secretary of State could not be reached for comment on the progress of Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
