Israel's settlement 'legalization bill' would harm prospects for Arab-Israeli peace, UN envoy warns
“If adopted, it will have far reaching legal consequences for Israel, across the occupied West Bank and will greatly diminish the prospect of Arab-Israeli peace,” said the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, in a press statement.
He reiterated that all settlement activities are illegal under international law and run counter to the position of the diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East – comprising the UN, Russia, the United States and the European Union – that settlements are one of the main obstacles to peace.
“I encourage Israeli legislators to reconsider this move,” he said.
Photo: Annie Slemrod/IRIN
Source: www.justearthnews.com
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