UN Warns ‘Israel’ against Devastating West Bank Annexation Plans

By Staff, Agencies

UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nickolay Mladenov issued a warning against the ‘Israeli’ regime’s intention to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, saying such a move constitutes a serious violation of international law.

"The dangerous prospect of annexation by ‘Israel’ of parts of the occupied West Bank is a growing threat," Mladenov said in a video briefing with the United Nations Security Council [UNSC] on Thursday.

Warning that such a move would violate international law, the envoy said annexation would also deal a devastating blow to the [so-called] ‘two-state’ solution, close the door to a renewal of negotiations, and threaten efforts to advance regional ‘peace.’"

Elsewhere in his remarks, Mladenov urged the ‘Israeli’ regime to "reject unilateral moves that will only deepen the wedge between the two peoples and undermine the chances for peace."

Also on Thursday, the EU's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, said the 27-member bloc does not recognize the Zionist entity’s sovereignty over the Palestinian territory and that it will "continue to closely monitor the situation and its broader implications, and will act accordingly."

The so-called Mideast plan unveiled earlier this year by US President Donald Trump -- which was rejected by the Palestinians and condemned by much of the international community -- gave the Zionist entity the green light to annex settlements and other strategic territory in the occupied West Bank.