PRESS STATEMENT 019

Spanish Government strongly condemns recent decision by Israeli Government to approve registration of large West Bank areas as ‘State property’

Today

The Spanish Government strongly condemns the recent decision by the Israeli Government to approve the registration of large areas of the West Bank as ‘State property’. This decision by the Israeli Government, together with other recent decisions, constitutes an attempt to change the situation on the ground through unilateral actions, advancing the de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory and threatening the viability of the Palestinian State.

These actions by the Israeli Government constitute another flagrant violation of international law and of the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice in 2024, further undermining all efforts to implement the US Peace Plan endorsed by resolution 2803 to achieve a just and lasting peace.

Spain reaffirms its commitment to the implementation of the two-State solution, in accordance with the New York Declaration, which will ensure the future of a Palestinian State within the 1967 borders, comprising Gaza and the West Bank, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The Spanish Government will continue to systematically condemn, at all levels, the illegality of the Israeli Government's decisions, as well as the violence perpetrated by settlers and Israeli forces against the Palestinian population and their livelihoods, and urges the Israeli Government to reverse its decisions, reminding it of its responsibility to take action in response to these events, which cannot go unpunished.

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