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An Identical Letter by Ambassador Mansour detailing Israel's continued illegal settlement campaign in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

An Identical Letter by Ambassador Mansour detailing Israel's continued illegal settlement campaign in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem

14 August 2013 in 2013
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Excellency,

Regrettably, Israel, the occupying Power, has continued its illegal settlement activities throughout the land of the State of Palestine, confirming to the international community yet again Israel’s rejection of the path of peace, and confirming its desire to maintain the status as an occupying Power. Settlement activities have continued since the parties reached an agreement to resume negotiations after extensive efforts by the international community, particularly the United States, which were announced in Washington on 30 July 2013.

Here, we reiterate the international community’s position that all settlement activities carried out by Israel are illegal, whether in the so-called “outposts” or “blocs”, in Occupied East Jerusalem or anywhere else in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, the territory constituting the State of Palestine. This position is confirmed in relevant United Nations resolutions, the 9 July 2004 Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice, the Fourth Geneva Convention and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.

Since the announcement by the parties of the resumption of negotiations, Israel has advanced approval of over 2,850 settlement units, and the confiscation of hundreds of dunums of Palestinian land, continuing to expand its settlement enterprise throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
 

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