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This Monday, Israel noted that “does not recognize the legitimacy” of the debate at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after the Palestinian representative to the UN asked
This Monday, Israel noted that “does not recognize the legitimacy” of the debate at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after the Palestinian representative to the UN asked the high court to declare:illegalthe Israeli occupation that has persisted since 1967 in the Palestinian territories.
“Israel does not recognize the legitimacy of the debate at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on the “legality of occupation”, a measure designed to harm Israel’s right to protection from existential threats“,” said a statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
“The discussion in The Hague is part Palestinian attempt to dictate the outcome of a political agreement (create a Palestinian state) without negotiations. We will continue to fight this attempt,” he adds.
Palestine’s permanent representative to the UN, Riyad Mansour, on Monday called on the International Court of Justice to “confirm that the Israeli presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal.”
Permanent Ambassador of Palestine to the UN Riyad Mansour at a meeting of the International Court of Justice. Photo: Reuters
“I repeat, this is illegal. That the presence of occupying forces and settlers is illegal. And that its occupation must end immediately, completely and unconditionally.”
Mansour intervened in a Monday hearing at the court, which is this week examining the legal implications of Israeli policies and practices in the Palestinian territories, to issue an advisory opinion requested by the United Nations General Assembly in 2022.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs also released a statement characterizing Mansour’s statements as “false accusations” who seek to “create a fundamentally distorted reality” and argue that the withdrawal of Israeli troops and settlers from the West Bank “without conditions and negotiations is tantamount to another massacre of Israeli citizens.”
“The attempt by Palestinian leaders to turn the international system into political tool to attack Israel “This undermines both global trust in the international legal system and the ability to achieve a resolution to the conflict,” he added.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations outside the Peace Palace, headquarters of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. Photo: Reuters.
Israel went to war with Hamas, which de facto controls the Gaza Strip, after the terrorist group carried out attack on October 7 that left 1,200 dead and 250 injured..
The Israeli army has since responded with a powerful offensive that has left more than 29,000 deadthe majority are women and children, and nearly two million displaced people are surviving an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
This situation, combined with That rising tide of violence in the occupied West BankPalestine has once again placed the Palestinian issue high on the international agenda, which seeks a long-term solution to the conflict.
In addition to the UN, many countries, including the United States – Israel’s main partner and arms supplier – They are putting pressure on the Jewish state to agree to a ceasefire. with Hamas to allow the release of hostages, relief for Gazans and agreement to the creation of a Palestinian state as the basis for a long-term peace agreement.
Israeli military equipment during an attack in Tulkarm, West Bank. Photo: Reuters.
Yesterday, the Israeli government issued a statement in which it assured that will not succumb to “international dictate”. On Monday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry estimated that the International Court of Justice “should determine that the Palestinians must return to the existing legal framework to resolve the conflict through direct negotiations.”
But the Israeli government, the most right-wing in history, not only does not advocate a peace agreement that includes a Palestinian state, but also promotes a policy of colonial expansion.
Israel took control of the West Bank during the 1967 Six-Day War and has maintained a regime of military occupation and colonization of the area ever since.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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