Jordan condemns Israeli settlement tenders in East Jerusalem
Jordan's government calls the Israeli settlement project a blatant breach of international law and a threat to the two-state solution.
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AIThe Jordanian government on Wednesday condemned the Israeli authorities' issuance of tenders to build 1,234 settlement units as part of the "E1" settlement project east of occupied Jerusalem in the West Bank.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ambassador Fuad Al-Majali said that issuing these tenders constitutes a blatant violation of international law and international humanitarian law, and a clear infringement on the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and to establish an independent, sovereign state along the June 4, 1967 lines with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Jordan reiterates rejection of settlement projects
Al-Majali reaffirmed Jordan's absolute rejection of this settlement project, stressing that the Israeli government's continued implementation of settlement plans in the occupied West Bank entrenches the occupation and clearly undermines international will and efforts toward a two-state solution. He added that such actions also violate international law and UN resolutions, particularly Security Council Resolution 2334.
Al-Majali noted that the UN resolution condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the occupied Palestinian territory since 1967, including East Jerusalem. He also cited the International Court of Justice's opinion, which affirmed the illegality of the Israeli occupation and the invalidity of settlement construction and annexation of West Bank land.
Call for international action
Al-Majali reiterated that Israel has no sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories, warning against the continuation of expansionist settlement policies and illegal measures in the occupied West Bank.
He called on the international community to uphold its legal and moral responsibilities and to compel Israel to halt its illegal expansionist measures in the West Bank, and to fulfill the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on their national land.