Palestinian Presidency condemns Occupation Authorities' Decision to build 730 new settlement units

Published: 13 Mar 2022 - 


QNA

The Palestinian Presidency condemned the decision of the Israeli occupation authorities to build 730 new housing units in the settlement of Pesgat Ze'ev in occupied East Jerusalem.

The Palestinian Presidency said in a statement that this decision is evidence that the occupation government insists on ignoring the resolutions of international legitimacy on the illegality of settlements, adding that the occupation government is seeking to sabotage all efforts aimed at achieving peace and stability in the region and the world.

The Presidency stressed that Jerusalem, with its Islamic and Christian holy sites and neighborhoods, is a red line that is untouchable and warned against Israel's "exploitation of the international community's preoccupation with the Russian-Ukrainian crisis to advance settlement projects and steal more Palestinian land."
It stressed that all settlements are illegitimate, and are destined to demise. Nothing will bring about a just and lasting peace other than the recognition of the rights of the Palestinian people in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, by ending the occupation and establishing an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, the Presidency added.

The so-called "Israeli District Planning and Building Committee" had earlier approved a plan to build 730 new settlement units in the "Psgat Ze'ev" settlement, which is built on Beit Hanina lands.