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The positions of Arab and Islamic countries regarding the Israeli annexation plan, which targets large areas of the West Bank, ranged between the majority which was made public and repeatedly rejected, and one which “ignored” it. publication of an independent official statement of their position.
At the beginning of May, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed what was being reported in the corridors of media and Arab organizations regarding the annexation plan, indicating that it would begin in early July.
However, that has yet to happen, in conjunction with escalating international rejection of the plan and disagreements within the Israeli government and with the U.S. administration on the issue.
Palestinian estimates indicate that annexation will reach over 30% of the occupied West Bank.
And according to what was reported by the media or official statements, the monitoring of the positions of Arab and Islamic countries proceeded as follows:
** Turkey
Turkey was one of the first countries to voice its rejection of Israeli annexation plans.
Turkish presidency spokesman Ibrahim Kalin rejected Israeli threats to annex parts of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967.
Turkey’s decision to reject annexation has encouraged other countries to follow suit, such as Iran and Jordan, according to the hadith of Muhammad Demirji, chairman of the board of the Turkish association “Our Heritage ”(Ahlia).
Turkey’s efforts also helped speed up the agreement of OIC countries to hold an emergency meeting on June 10 to discuss measures to respond to Israel’s plan to annex Palestinian lands.
** Jordan
Jordan’s King Abdullah II has repeatedly affirmed, most recently at the end of May, that his country rejects the Israeli plan of “annexation” and the kingdom’s steadfast position in favor of the Palestinian cause.
** Egypt
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has repeatedly confirmed, in May and June, its rejection of the Israeli annexation plan as “a violation of international law which would undermine the two-state solution and undermine the foundations of the peace process.”
** Qatar
Qatar has repeatedly affirmed its rejection and condemnation of< plan d'annexion israélien >>, the most recent of which was mentioned by its permanent representative at the UN, Ali Khalfan Al-Mansouri, on June 16, before the public debate of the forty-third session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
** Arabia
The Saudi Foreign Ministry, in a May 21 statement, expressed its rejection of “Israeli plans and measures to annex and impose Israeli sovereignty over West Bank lands.”
** Kuwait
Kuwait has rejected the Israeli annexation plan and has taken into account everything that results from provocative Israeli annexation intentions, “a void act which has no legal consequences”, according to a statement by Foreign Minister Ahmed Nasser Al-Muhammad Al-Sabah, June 10.
** the Sultanate of Oman
Yusef bin Alawi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, rejected, at the end of April, the Israeli decision in its plan to annex Palestinian lands, stressing that there is an Arab consensus to reject the project, afterwards. of a ministerial meeting of the Arab League.
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Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa announced in mid-June his country’s “categorical rejection of any Israeli measure to annex Palestinian lands”, saying the plan “would undermine the chances of peace and stability. in the Middle-East”.
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On June 12, UAE Foreign Minister Anwar Gargash said his country considered the annexation project “illegal”.
Gargash’s comment follows a controversy sparked by UAE Ambassador to the United States, Yousef Al-Otaiba, when he wrote an article in the Israeli newspaper “Yediot Aharonot”, stating that the annexation plan would hamper any possibility of Arab-Israeli normalization.
** Whose
Yemeni Foreign Minister Muhammad al-Hadrami said at an Arab ministerial meeting at the end of April that the annexation of the occupied Palestinian territories “is reprehensible behavior that violates the principles of international law.”
** Lebanon
Lebanon called the Israeli annexation decision “very dangerous”, warning that it “would undermine the peace process in the region”, according to statements by Foreign Minister Nassif Hitti.
** Morocco, West, sunset
Morocco expressed its total rejection of the annexation plan in a speech by its Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, at the ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on June 10.
**Algeria
Algeria, according to Secretary of State Rachid Beldhan, described the Israeli annexation plan as “an invalid and hostile act, directed not only against the State of Palestine, but against all Islamic countries”.
** Tunisia
In June, a session of the Security Council met to discuss the issue of Israeli annexation, at the request of Tunisia and with the support of the Arab group in New York.
During the session, Tunisian Foreign Minister Noureddine Rayy called on the international community to confront the Israeli plan to annex parts of the occupied Palestinian territories.
** Malaysia
On June 26, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin called on the international community to denounce and reject Israel’s plan to annex parts of occupied Palestine to the West Bank.
** Niger and Bangladesh
At the June 24 Security Council session, ambassadors from 14 countries (including Niger and Bangladesh) underlined in their speeches their country’s grave concern about the potential repercussions if Israel implements plans to annexation of territories from the occupied West Bank.
** Iran
Iran announced its position rejecting Israeli annexation plans by more than one official, the most recent of which was on Wednesday through a phone call made by the Chairman of the Shura Council, Muhammad Baqir Qalibaf, with the head of the political bureau of “Hamas” Ismail Haniyeh, and the secretary general of the “Islamic Jihad” Ziyad al-Nakhalah.
** Pakistan
The Pakistani government opposes “any form of annexation of the occupied territories” because it considers this measure “as a violation of international law”, according to the statements of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aisha Farooqi, on the 16th. may.
** Indonesia
Indonesia has rejected Israel’s annexation plan and has repeatedly called on other countries to reject the plan, according to statements by Foreign Minister Retno Marsodi.
** Countries have not issued clear positions
This is because some countries have not published an official and direct position on the Israeli annexation plan, and among the most important of these countries are Sudan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Djibouti, Libya and Mauritania.
The position of these countries is unclear, but an emergency meeting of Arab League foreign ministers was held at the end of April, which issued a final statement confirming the existence of the unanimity of the Arab countries to reject the Israeli annexation plan.
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