Amman: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned the Israeli Knesset’s vote endorsing Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Ministry stated that the Israeli legislature’s vote is a “blatant violation” of international law and a direct challenge to the two-state solution, as well as the Palestinian people’s right to establish an independent, sovereign state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The Ministry emphasized that Israel holds no sovereignty over the Palestinian territories under occupation. Ministry spokesperson Sufian Qudah said Jordan rejects and condemns Israeli efforts to impose control over the occupied West Bank, citing violations of international law and UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334. This resolution condemns all Israeli measures aimed at altering the demographic composition, character, and status of the Palestinian territories since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Qudah also referenced the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, which declared the Israeli occupation illegal and invalidated settlement construction and annexation measures in the West Bank. He warned against ongoing unilateral Israeli policies that breach international law and relevant UN resolutions, reiterating that all such measures in the occupied West Bank are illegitimate and illegal.
The spokesperson called on the international community to assume its legal and moral responsibilities, urging it to compel Israel to immediately cease its aggression against Gaza and the escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. He called for protection for the Palestinian people and to uphold their legitimate rights to establish an independent state on their land. Achieving a just and comprehensive peace, he said, is the only way to ensure security and stability in the region.