US President Donald Trump is opposing new Israeli moves to expand its occupation of the occupied West Bank, a White House official said.
According to Reuters, the White House official said on Monday that Israel is safe if the West Bank is stable. This helps achieve the goal of establishing peace in the region.
Israel's hard-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a series of new measures on Sunday, including a plan to further tighten Israeli control over the occupied Palestinian territories.
These steps will make it easier than ever for Israelis to acquire land to build Jewish settlements in the West Bank, even though these settlements are considered illegal under international law.
Israel's announcement is being criticized around the world. There has been widespread anger in the international community. In such a situation, the White House also announced yesterday that President Trump does not agree with the Israeli move.
Israel's announcement is being criticized around the world. There has been widespread anger in the international community. In such a situation, the White House also announced yesterday that President Trump does not agree with the Israeli move.
Eight Muslim-majority countries condemned Israel's move in a joint statement yesterday, saying it was an illegal decision and move aimed at imposing its authority on Palestinian territories.
The eight countries are Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates.
In a joint statement, these countries said that Israel's move aims to further entrench illegal settlement activities and impose a new legal and administrative reality on the West Bank.
The leaders of eight Muslim-majority countries, as well as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, condemned Israel's move, while the United Kingdom and Spain also criticized it.
The joint statement also noted that Israeli actions are further accelerating the illegal occupation of the West Bank and paving the way for the displacement of the Palestinian people from their land.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned Israel's move, while the UK and Spain criticized it.
UN Secretary-General's spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that the Secretary-General believes that Israel's actions are destabilizing the situation and undermining the prospects for a "two-state" solution (to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis).
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