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UN: ‘Israeli’ Settlement Expansions Illegal, Concerning
Local Editor
The ‘Israeli' entity took no steps to comply with a Security Council call to stop all settlement activity in the West Bank and east occupied al-Quds/Jerusalem, and instead authorized a high rate of settlement expansions in violation of international law, the United Nations said Friday.
UN envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the council the large number of settlement announcements and legislation action by the Zionist entity indicate "a clear intent to continue expanding the settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian territory."
Mladenov was delivering the first report to the council on implementation of the resolution it adopted in December condemning ‘Israeli' settlements as a flagrant violation of international law.
The resolution was a striking rupture with past practice by President Barack Obama who had the US abstain rather than veto the measure as president-elect Donald Trump demanded.
The resolution didn't impose sanctions on the apartheid regime, so the council isn't called on to take any action. But it does enshrine the world's disapproval of the settlements.
Mladenov, the UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, reiterated that the United Nations "considers all settlement activities to be illegal under international law and one of the main obstacles to peace."
He called "the January spike" in illegal settlement announcements by ‘Israel' "deeply concerning."
During that month, he said, two major announcements were made for a total of 5,500 settler units in Area C, the 60 per cent of the West Bank exclusively occupied by ‘Israel.'
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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