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The Arab League condemns the approval of the Israeli Knesset to rebuild 4 settlements

March 15, 2023

The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States condemned the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a proposal to amend the so-called law "Separation plan" To cancel some articles of the law "Disengagement" Which was approved by the occupation authorities unilaterally in 2005 to evacuate 4 settlements in the northern West Bank.

Dr. Saeed Abu Ali, Assistant Secretary-General for the Palestine Sector and the Occupied Arab Territories of the League of Arab States, warned, in a statement today, that this step comes within the framework of the occupation authorities intensifying settlement activity by seizing more lands, legalizing settlement outposts, demolishing Palestinian homes and displacing them, blaming the occupation authorities for responsibility. full account of these ongoing aggressive policies and their repercussions.

He called on the international community, especially the UN Security Council, to assume its responsibilities in maintaining international peace and security and to take all necessary measures to curb this settlement incursion into the occupied Palestinian territories, noting that the draft law allows the return of settlers to the settlements of “Ghanim”, “Kadim”, and “” Homesh / and / Sanur / which are located on Palestinian lands in Jenin Governorate, which were dismantled in 2005. The Israeli Knesset approved, in the first reading, the proposal to amend the law "Separation plan"And the bill must still be voted on in a second and third reading in order for it to become law in force, and if it is approved, it will cancel the decision to separate from the four settlements, according to which the ban imposed on the Israelis regarding living in the area where the settlements were located will be lifted.

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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