OIC condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank's E1 area
The OIC condemned Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements, calling them illegal under international law and warning they threaten the two-state solution and advance annexation plans.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday strongly condemned
Israel's approval of plans to build settlements in the E1 area of the West Bank.
It said that Israel's occupation and colonial settlement activities are illegal under
international law, UN resolutions and the International Court of Justice's advisory
opinion and called for their immediate end.
The OIC warned that Israel's continued aggression, settlement expansion, destruction, displacement and blockade are systematic crimes that violate the rights of the
Palestinian people.
It said these actions threaten the two-state solution and serve to advance annexation plans and efforts to impose so-called Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories.
The organization urged the international community to take action to stop Israel's
violations as the occupying power, hold those responsible accountable, and impose
sanctions in line with international law.
On Thursday, Israeli media reported that Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich
approved the construction of 3,401 settler units in Ma'ale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, and 3,515 more in surrounding areas. The project aims to split the West Bank into two
parts, severing connections between its northern and southern cities and isolating
East Jerusalem.
In an advisory opinion last July, the International Court of Justice declared Israel's
occupation of Palestinian territory illegal and called for the evacuation of all
settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem
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