The Foreign Ministers of the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Republic of Indonesia, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Turkey, and the Arab Republic of Egypt express their unequivocal condemnation of Israel’s continued illegal settlement policies in the occupied Palestinian territory and their complete rejection of the E1 settlement plan and related settlement activities in occupied East Jerusalem. They also reiterate their condemnation of the violations and acts of violence perpetrated by settlers, with the support of the Israeli occupation authorities, against the Palestinian people and their property. They affirm that these practices in no way diminish the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, constitute violations of international law and relevant United Nations resolutions, and represent a serious threat to regional and international peace and security.
The ministers warn that the E1 settlement plan constitutes a dangerous escalation that would further settlement expansion and annexation, undermining the territorial contiguity of the occupied Palestinian territory, particularly between the West Bank and East Jerusalem. This threatens the viability of an independent, contiguous, and viable Palestinian state, based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital. These actions directly challenge international efforts to achieve peace, including President Donald Trump’s comprehensive peace plan, which explicitly rejects annexation and forced displacement, as well as the mechanisms envisaged for its implementation, including through the Peace Council. They also challenge President Trump’s firm commitment to preventing the annexation of the West Bank in order to achieve stability and end the conflict.
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