Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan issue statement against West Bank annexation
The countries wrote that they oppose Israel's planned incorporation of parts of the Palestinian territory. The plans have hit roadblocks in Israel this month.
Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan released a joint statement today criticizing Israel’s planned annexation of the West Bank.
In the statement, the countries said annexing the Palestinian territory that Israel has controlled since 1967 would undermine peace.
“We concur that any annexation of Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 would be a violation of international law and imperil the foundations of the peace process,” the countries said in the statement released by the German Foreign Office.
Israel planned to start annexing parts of the West Bank on July 1, but a series of political roadblocks in the Israeli government and with the United States led to the date coming and going without any moves. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to annex the Jordan Valley and Jewish settlements in the territory, but there is some disagreement in the unity government he heads. Palestinians and much of the international community oppose the move, while the United States conditionally supports it.
