Arab Parliament condemns occupation’s seizure of 8,000 dunums of land in Jordan Valley

RAMALLAH: The Arab Parliament today strongly condemned the decision made by hard-right Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, ordering the seizure of 8,000 dunums of land in the Jordan Valley, east of the occupied West Bank for the benefit of colonial settlements. Parliament said in a statement that the ongoing Israeli policy of seizing Palestinian-owned lands and building and expanding Israeli colonial outposts only aims to create new facts on the ground, which constitutes a flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions. It added that "the negotiations to stop the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip must be accompanied by a cessation of all types of Israeli aggression against the Palestinian land and people." The Parliament urgently called on the international community to assume its responsibilities and take a concrete measure to put an end to the occupation's violations and war crimes. The Arab Parliament called on the international community and the Sec urity Council to confront these crimes, force the occupying authority to submit to international will, and respect United Nations resolutions on preventing colonial expansion, so as not to drag the region into more violence and instability. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse