Amman, Aug. 21 (Petra)– Foreign ministers of the Hashemite Kingdom
of Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, the Republic of Indonesia, the
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of Türkiye, the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia, the State of Qatar, and the Arab Republic of Egypt have
strongly condemned Israel’s continued illegal settlement policies in
the occupied Palestinian territory and rejected the “E1” settlement
plan and related settlement activities east of occupied East
Jerusalem.

In a joint statement, the ministers also renewed their condemnation
of violations and acts of violence committed by Israeli settlers,
with the support of Israeli occupation authorities, against the
Palestinian people and their property.

They stressed that such practices in no way diminish the Palestinian
people’s inalienable rights, constitute violations of international
law and relevant UN resolutions, and pose a serious threat to
regional and international peace and security.

The ministers warned that the E1 settlement plan represents a
dangerous escalation that would advance settlement expansion and
annexation, undermine the territorial contiguity of the occupied
Palestinian territory, particularly between the West Bank and East
Jerusalem, and threaten the viability of an independent,
geographically contiguous and viable Palestinian state along the June
4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

They said the measures constitute a direct challenge to international
efforts to achieve peace, particularly President Donald Trump’s
comprehensive peace plan, which includes an unequivocal rejection of
annexation and forced displacement, as well as mechanisms envisaged
for its implementation, including through the Board of Peace. They
also reaffirmed President Trump’s firm commitment to preventing the
annexation of the West Bank in pursuit of stability and an end to the
conflict.

The ministers reiterated that the two-state solution, based on
international law and relevant UN resolutions, remains the only
viable path to achieving a just, comprehensive and lasting peace.

They warned that measures aimed at undermining the two-state solution
would lead to further escalation of tensions, threaten regional and
international peace and security, and further undermine prospects for
lasting peace and stability in the region.

In this context, the ministers expressed support for all efforts to
ensure accountability, including through appropriate international
measures and the imposition of sanctions on entities and individuals
responsible for illegal settlement activities, including the E1 plan,
as well as those that support, facilitate or implement settlement
expansion and annexation policies.

They also called for an end to any support or funding that
contributes to the establishment, expansion or entrenchment of
illegal settlements, stressing that the absence of accountability
contributes to the continuation of violations and further undermines
prospects for achieving a just and comprehensive peace.

The ministers called for immediate action to halt the E1 settlement
plan, revoke all measures taken under it, and stop all settlement
activities and other measures aimed at altering the geographic and
demographic character of the occupied Palestinian territory.

They further called on the UN Security Council, states and all
relevant international actors to fulfill their responsibilities under
international law and take urgent and effective measures to halt
illegal settlement expansion, protect the Palestinian people, and
safeguard their inalienable rights, including their right to
self-determination and to establish an independent state, in
accordance with international law and relevant UN resolutions.

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