Amman, Sept. 8 (Petra) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Expatriates on Tuesday welcomed the British government’s decision to
ban imported goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied
West Bank and restrict financial services supporting settlement
expansion.

In a press statement on Tuesday, the ministry spokesperson Fuad
Majali lauded the UK’s move as an “essential step” to uphold
international law, calling it a “direct” effort to counter illegal
settlement activity, settler violence, and measures threatening the
two-state solution.

Majali said the UK ban aligns with UN Security Council Resolution
2334 and the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion, both
of which deem Israel’s occupation and settlement expansion in the
West Bank and East Jerusalem illegal.

In a related context, the ministry also commended British Foreign
Secretary Ed Miliband for condemning extremist Israeli government
rhetoric, rejecting attempts to force Palestinian displacement, and
warning that actions in parts of the West Bank amount to “ethnic
cleansing.”

Urging the “broader” international community to follow suit, Majali
called for turning commitment of international law and UN resolutions
into “practical” measures, which would halt illegal settlement
activities and strengthen efforts to protect rights of the
Palestinian people and prospects for achieving a just and
comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.

He reiterated the Kingdom’s “unwavering” position in working with its
Arab countries and international partners to support the Palestinian
people’s right to freedom, end the Israeli occupation, achieve all
their legitimate rights, and establish their independent and
sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as
its capital

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