The Arab Group at the United Nations issued a strongly worded statement, warning of the serious consequences of recent Israeli occupation policies in the occupied Palestinian territories. The group clarified that the accelerating pace of settlement expansion poses a direct threat to the integrity and geographical unity of the Palestinian territories, necessitating urgent international action to stop these violations.
Arab diplomatic sources confirmed that the current settlement plans are not only aimed at confiscating land, but systematically seek to divide the West Bank into isolated cantons. This geographical division aims to prevent the establishment of a contiguous and viable Palestinian state, which represents a stab in the back of international efforts aimed at achieving stability in the region.
The statement stressed that the policies pursued by the occupation government, led by Benjamin Netanyahu and the extremist ministers Smotrich and Ben Gvir, put a definitive end to peace opportunities. The Arab Group considered that these practices reflect an ideological orientation that refuses to recognize legitimate Palestinian rights and insists on imposing a new reality by force of arms and settlements.
The Arab Group also pointed to a clear and dangerous coordination between the field operations that are devouring the geography of the West Bank and the political discourse of the occupation leaders. This harmony aims to close any future political horizon, making talk of a two-state solution impossible in light of the continued urban settlement expansion at the expense of Palestinian lands.
In conclusion of its statement, the Arab Group called on the international community to bear its legal and moral responsibilities towards the Palestinian people. It affirmed that silence on these settlement crimes encourages the occupation authorities to proceed with destroying what remains of opportunities for justice, stressing the need to take effective steps to protect the two-state solution from complete collapse.
The occupation's settlement expansion plan aims to geographically divide the West Bank and eliminate the chances of a two-state solution.
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Arab Group at UN warns: Settlements tear apart West Bank, eliminate two-state solution