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UN chief: annexation would be ‘most serious violation of international law’

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Published: 25 June 2020

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Former US ambassador Susan Rice says annexation would make bipartisan support hard to sustain; lawmakers from 25 Euro states sign statement opposing annexation

UN chief warns Israel West Bank annexation would be 'most serious violation of international law' (Haaretz)
Guterres and Mideast envoy urge Israel to abandon plan to annex parts of the West Bank, as EU members of Security Council warn of diplomatic 'consequences'

Israel West Bank annexation rejected by European MPs in letter (BBC)

Rice: Annexation would make bipartisan support for Israel hard to sustain (Jerusalem Post)
The former US ambassador said that there's no way to preserve Israel as a Jewish state and its democratic nature without a two-state solution

Lawmakers from 25 European states sign statement opposing Israeli annexation (Haaretz)
More than 1,000 lawmakers signed statement expressing 'serious concerns' about Trump administration peace plan, echoing EU chief's stance that annexation 'could not passed unchallenged'
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