Israel Katz’s promise is announced a day after Detel Aviv government announced the creation of 22 new settlements in Palestinian territory
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz promised on Friday (30) to build an “Israeli Jewish state” in Occupied, one day after the government announced the creation of 22 new settlements in this Palestinian territory. Israeli settlements in the West Bank are considered illegal by international law and are regularly denounced by . “This is a decisive response to terrorist organizations that seek to harm and weaken our control over this land – and it is also a clear message to (French President Emmanuel) Macron and his friends: you will recognize a Palestinian state on paper, but we will build the Jewish state of Israel here,” Katz said, according to a statement from his office.
“The role will be thrown into the trash can in history, and the state of Israel will flourish and prosper,” he added during a visit to SA-NUR settlement in the northern West Bank. SA-NUR was evacuated in 2005 when the Israeli army withdrew from the Gaza track under the government of then Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Macron stated on Friday that recognition of a Palestinian state “is not simply a moral duty, but a political requirement,” before a UN conference on the subject on June 18. Macron said in April that France could recognize the Palestinian state in June. Countries like Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Norway, Slovenia, Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Mexico have done so.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres reported on Thursday the announcement of new settlements in the West Bank, territory occupied by Israel since 1967. Israel should cease “all colonization activities” in this Palestinian territory, which represent “an obstacle to peace and economic and social development” in the region, he said.
*With information from AFP
