Amman: Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Yamahi on Monday strongly condemned Israel's decisions to expand its powers in the occupied West Bank as an illegal measure aimed at imposing a new colonial reality.
According to Jordan News Agency, the decisions are described as "a blatant escalation of aggression and a flagrant violation of international law and international legitimacy resolutions." Al-Yamahi criticized these actions as a clear attempt to alter the legal and historical status of the occupied Palestinian territories through settlement expansion, land theft, and the imposition of sovereignty by force, in defiance of the international community's will.
Al-Yamahi reiterated that the occupation authority has no sovereignty over any part of Palestinian land and declared the Israeli government's approval of land grabs as "a full-fledged war crime that necessitates international accountability without double standards."
The head of the Arab Parliament called on states and international organizations, including the United Nations and the International Criminal Court, to "shoulder their legal and moral responsibilities by rejecting and condemning these colonial decisions and launching an urgent international criminal investigation into the occupation leaders implicated in such crimes."
He warned that the continuation of such measures undermines regional security and stability and eliminates any prospect for achieving peace. Al-Yamahi emphasized that the Arab Parliament will persist with its political and parliamentary efforts at the regional and international levels to defend the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and reject attempts to legitimize the occupation or impose facts on the ground by force.