Palestinians urge United Nations to help halt Israeli settlement construction
Xinhua, September 1, 2016 Adjust font size:
A senior Palestinian official on Thursday urged the United Nations Security Council to adopt a resolution obliging Israel to halt new settlement construction in the West Bank.
The statement by Palestinian Presidency Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeinah followed a new wave of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank, official Palestinian news agency WAFA said.
Abu Rudeinah said the illegal settlement construction breaches all international norms and laws.
He called for an international movement to stop Israeli settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories.
Abu Rudeinah said the Palestinian leadership and the Arab League are working together for a UN Security Council resolution on halting Israeli settlement activity.
He said the U.S. warnings against settlement expansion in the West Bank are not enough, urging practical moves that would pressure the Israeli government to stop its settlement activity, which undermines regional and international efforts to resume the peace process.
Israeli settlement construction is one of the most complicated issues in Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.
Peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel have remained stalled since April 2014, when U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed despite nine months of efforts. Endit