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US Disregards International Law on Israeli Settlements
BREAKING: US Disregards International Law on Israeli Settlements
Washington, D.C.
| www.adc.org | November 18, 2019 – Moments ago
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the Trump
Administration will no longer view Israeli settlements as
against international law. This is another step taken
by the Trump Administration to thwart and bury the idea of a
peace process, and further solidifying Israel as an
apartheid state. This administration's complete disregard
for international law, and over four decades of American
policy, undermines and delegitimizes the U.S. on the global
stage - the international community overwhelmingly considers
the settlements illegal.
ADC is committed to a just and lasting peace in the region, and any peaceful resolution of the conflict requires the cessation of expansion and dismantlement of all settlements; an end to the collective punishment imposed on the Palestinian population as a result of Israeli occupation policies; an end to the siege of Gaza; the exercise of the democratic rights of Palestinians in electing their government; the creation of a viable and independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, and the upholding of the right of return of the Palestinian refugees under international law.
Article 49 of the Fourth Geneva Convention explicitly states that "The occupying power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own population into the territories it occupies." Israel has been illegally settling on Palestinian land since 1948 with impunity, and encouragement from the U.S. With his remarks today Secretary Pompeo did not address whether or not Israel violated international law, instead he indicated that international law is meaningless – which is a mark of an authoritarian regime.
The Trump Administration has given a
green light to Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli government
to continue the annexation of Palestinian land. These
actions are extreme positions that undermine any possibility
of peace. These actions continue to legitimize violence and
ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people. This will only
lead to the furtherance of an Israeli apartheid state where
Palestinians are treated as second class
citizens.
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