Israeli addition of West Bank can not be warranted: lawmaker

Jakarta – Aziz Syamsuddin, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR), has believed that Israel’s prepared annexation of the West Bank can not be justified at all.

” Indonesia supports the Palestinian individuals in their fight for their rights to develop a sovereign state,” Aziz Syamsuddin stated in a declaration to ANTARA on Saturday.

Israel’s plan to annex a third of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank is unlawful, since it is against UN Security Council resolutions and global laws.

The unlawful plan likewise has the possible to increase stress in between Palestine and Israel, hence it is opposed by the global neighborhood, specifically by the Middle East nations.

International laws are pillars that must be complied with and implemented for the sake of humanity and peace.

For this reason, any unilateral relocation that breaches worldwide contracts and standards should be stopped instantly, the Golkar Celebration politician remarked.

The one third of the location planned to be annexed by Israel covers part of the Hebron and the southern West Bank.

In the location there is the Mosque of the Prophet Ibrahim, which has been registered as a UNESCO world heritage website given that 2017, and the burial place of Ibrahim, which is an essential site for Islam, Christianity and Judaism.

” We certainly deeply regret the Israeli government strategy, particularly as the world is dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this condition, the world demands increased cooperation, uniformity and mutual aid, not justification, let alone annexation that can intensify the circumstance of global security, “Aziz stated.

The DPR totally supports the steps of Indonesia, which presently functions as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, to motivate the global neighborhood to work together to promote dedications to worldwide law and arrangements that have actually been mutually agreed upon.

” Regarding this matter, we welcome the timely response that has actually been made by the Indonesian government by strongly condemning the Israeli strategy and likewise sending letters to 30 friendly nations to decline Israel’s planned annexation of the West Bank region,” he stated.

According to Aziz, this action is in accordance with the Indonesia’s foreign policy which mentions that independence is the right of every nation, and for that reason, manifest destiny over the world must be abolished due to the fact that it protests mankind and justice.

The Indonesia federal government has actually always supported the Palestinian federal government and people and pushed for peace in Jerusalem.

” Indonesia does not wish to be hostile to any country, however we can not validate oppression in any kind against a nation” Aziz included.

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