31 Arab, Muslim countries condemn Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' goals
"These statements represent a grave disregard for, and a blatant and dangerous violation of the rules of international law and the foundations of stable international relations,' they said in a joint statement. "They also constitute a direct threat to Arab national security, to the sovereignty of states, and to regional and international peace and security.'
Netanyahu told news channel i24 on Tuesday that he feels "very attached' to the vision of a Greater Israel. He said he considers himself "on a historic and spiritual mission' which "generations of Jews that dreamt of coming here and generations of Jews who will come after us.'
"Greater Israel' is a term used in Israeli politics to refer to the expansion of Israel's territory to include the West Bank, Gaza, and Syria's Golan Heights, with some interpretations also including Egypt's Sinai Peninsula and parts of Jordan.
The bloc stressed that while member states remain committed to international legitimacy and the U.N. Charter on prohibiting the use or threat of force, they "will adopt all policies and measures that preserve peace, in a manner that serves the interests of all states and peoples.'
The statement also condemned the approval by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich of a new settlement building in the occupied West Bank and his rejection of a Palestinian state, calling this a "flagrant assault' on the Palestinian people's right to an independent, sovereign state with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The bloc reiterated that Israel has no sovereignty over any part of the occupied Palestinian territories and denounced all Israeli settlement activities as violations of international law and U.N. Security Council Resolution 2334. It reaffirmed the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, which found Israel's occupation illegal and called for its immediate end.
The statement warned of the "grave dangers' of Israel's expansionist policies in the West Bank, including daily incursions into Palestinian towns and refugee camps, settler violence, and attacks on Christian and Muslim holy sites, particularly Al-Aqsa Mosque. These actions, the ministers said, fuel the cycle of violence and hinder prospects for peace.
The bloc also condemned "Israel's crimes of aggression, genocide, and ethnic cleansing' in the Gaza Strip and reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire, unrestricted humanitarian access, and an end to the blockade, which has created famine-like conditions and collapsed Gaza's healthcare system.
They categorically rejected any plans to displace Palestinians "under any pretext' and held Israel fully responsible as the occupying power for the humanitarian catastrophe in the enclave.
Emphasizing that Gaza is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian lands, the bloc voiced support for the State of Palestine to assume full governance over Gaza and the West Bank under a unified authority, within the political program of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Saba Yemen
2 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
Zionist enemy shoots Palestinian child in Quds, storms Bethlehem
Occupied Quds - Saba: A Palestinian child was injured today, Saturday, by Israeli army fire in the village of Sheikh Saad, southeast of occupied Quds. According to the Palestinian News Agency (WAFA), the Red Crescent Society reported that its crews responded to the injury of a 17-year-old child who was shot in the legs by live ammunition by the Israeli army near the racist Annexation Wall in the Sheikh Saad area. He was then transferred to the hospital. In the same context, Israeli enemy forces stormed several areas in the Bethlehem Governorate today, Saturday.
Saba Yemen
5 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
Hamas condemns Israeli intelligence chief's call to kill 50 Palestinians
Gaza – Saba: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) strongly condemned what it described as 'criminal statements' reportedly leaked by Hebrew media from the head of the Israeli intelligence agency, Aharon Haliva, in which he allegedly admitted that the killing of 50,000 Palestinians was an intended and deliberate goal, and that the policy of killing 50 Palestinians for every Israeli — 'regardless of whether they are children or women' — is a systematic and approved approach. In a press statement issued on Saturday and received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), Hamas said: 'These official admissions represent irrefutable evidence of the genocidal doctrine guiding the behavior of this Nazi-like entity, and confirm that the crimes committed against our people are high-level decisions and an official policy enacted by the enemy's political and security leadership.' The movement added that such remarks expose the criminal and fascist nature of the entity, which openly boasts about killing women and children in cold blood. This, it stressed, places the international community before its legal and moral responsibility to hold accountable those responsible for these statements and crimes, which constitute war crimes and acts of genocide in every sense. Hamas called on the United Nations and its institutions, particularly the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, to document these statements and activate prosecution measures against the criminal leaders of the Israeli entity who publicly declare their crimes against innocent civilians and the mass killing of tens of thousands on a retaliatory basis. The movement further urged all countries to cooperate with the courts and to hand over the perpetrators of these war crimes for prosecution.
Saba Yemen
6 hours ago
- Saba Yemen
'Islamic Jihad': Enemy's announcement of bringing tents into southern Gaza blatant mockery of international conventions
Gaza – Saba: The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine today, Saturday, condemned the announcement by the Israeli occupation army of bringing tents into southern Gaza as part of its brutal campaign to occupy Gaza City, describing it as a blatant and audacious mockery of international conventions and a flagrant violation of so-called UN institutions that claim to exist to protect civilians and safeguard the rights of people under occupation. In a press statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (SABA), the movement said that forcing the displacement of residents amid widespread suffering caused by starvation, massacres, and displacement constitutes a continuous crime against humanity. The statement emphasized that this criminal conduct in Gaza is inseparable from the daily crimes committed by the enemy in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli forces continue incursions, arrests, and raids amid escalating armed assaults by settler gangs who shoot Palestinians in the streets and neighborhoods, burn property, and threaten the lives of peaceful civilians under the direct protection of the occupation army. The movement added that these daily practices represent organized violence by the occupation and uncontrolled violence by the settlers, both converging on a single goal: expelling Palestinians from their land and depriving them of the most basic necessities of life. It also noted that the Israeli authorities have suspended the financial accounts of the Orthodox Church in Al-Quds, describing this as a step toward consolidating annexation , Judaization, a direct threat to Islamic , Christian holy sites and endowments in Palestine. The statement concluded: 'We are witnessing the complete exposure of the international community and its institutions, which limit themselves to repeated statements while the enemy continues to impose brutal facts on the ground. International silence regarding these crimes only encourages the criminal entity to persist in its aggressive policies, and it compels the conscious forces and free peoples around the world to raise their voices in rejection of these policies, demanding an end to aggression, settler terrorism, and support for the Palestinian people.'
