UN human rights chief urges Israel to halt illegal annexation plan
(VOVWORLD) - The UN’s top human rights official, Michelle Bachelet, called on Israel Monday to halt its illegal plans to annex part of occupied Palestinian territory in the West Bank and warned it could lead to deadly clashes.
 People stage a protest in Brussels against Israel's plan to annex parts of the Jordan Valley and against illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank. (Photo:Anadolu Agency) |
Annexation is illegal whether it is 30% of the West Bank or 5%, she said, urging Israel to listen to its own former senior officials and generals and to the multitude of voices around the world warning it not to proceed along this dangerous path.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to extend Israeli sovereignty over Jewish settlements in the occupied territory has drawn condemnation from the Palestinians, Arab allies of the US, and other foreign governments. His cabinet is due to begin formal annexation deliberations on Wednesday.