Arab, Islamic foreign ministers Slam Netanyahu over \u2018Greater Israel\u2019 remark
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\nArab and Islamic foreign ministers have condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s remarks on a \u201cGreater Israel,\u201d describing them as a \u201cblatant and dangerous violation\u201d of international law, Arab News reported. In a joint statement signed by foreign ministers from 31 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE, as well as the heads of the Arab League, OIC, and GCC, the ministers warned that such pronouncements threaten Arab national security and regional peace.<\/p>\n
The statement criticized Netanyahu and his far-right allies\u2019 plans to annex Palestinian territories, particularly opposing extremist Minister Bezalel Smotrich\u2019s settlement approval in the West Bank\u2019s \u201cE1\u201d area. European nations, including Germany, have also expressed concern about these moves, highlighting their impact on Palestinian mobility and the prospect of a sovereign Palestinian state based on 1967 borders.<\/p>\n
The ministers reaffirmed their commitment to international law and called for a ceasefire in Gaza, condemning Israel\u2019s ongoing military actions and humanitarian blockade that have caused significant Palestinian casualties and suffering since October 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Arab, Islamic foreign ministers Slam Netanyahu over \u2018Greater Israel\u2019 remark ————————— Arab and Islamic foreign ministers have condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s remarks on a \u201cGreater Israel,\u201d describing them as a \u201cblatant and dangerous violation\u201d of international law, Arab News reported. In a joint statement signed by foreign ministers from 31 countries, including Saudi …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":131447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[3139],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-131448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arab-world"],"yoast_head":"\n