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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
CAIRO, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) — Thirty-one Arab and Islamic countries, the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Gulf Cooperation Council in a joint statement strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks about creating a so-called "Greater Israel."
A statement released late Friday condemned the Israeli prime minister's words as a "flagrant violation" of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions and reiterated the invalidity of any measures or decisions aimed at legitimizing the occupation, including settlement activity in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
The signatory countries were Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Gambia, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Maldives, Mauritania, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The statement characterizes the Israeli side's statements as a direct threat to the national security of Arab countries, the sovereignty of states, and regional and global peace and security.
The document also strongly condemns the approval by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of the E1 settlement plan and his radical comments rejecting the creation of a Palestinian state, while emphasizing that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territory.
The statement warns of the grave dangers posed by Israel's intentions and policies aimed at annexing Palestinian territory, and reiterates the need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for humanitarian access to the Palestinian enclave without any conditions.
It also reiterated its rejection of the forced displacement of the Palestinian people in any form or under any pretext.
Earlier this week, Netanyahu told Israel's i24 TV that he feels he is on a "historical and spiritual mission" and is "very" attached to the vision of a "Promised Land and Greater Israel."
On August 13, B. Smotrich announced that he had approved the construction of 3,401 residential units for Israeli settlers in one of the most disputed areas in the occupied West Bank. –0–
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