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Jordan backs 12-country plan to restrict trade in Israeli settlement goods
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs backed on Tuesday a joint statement by 12 countries calling for restrictions on trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements. The ministry urged the international community to take similar concrete steps to halt settlement activity and preserve the two-state solution.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs welcomed a joint statement calling for restrictions on trade in goods produced in Israeli settlements, describing the approach as an important step.
The ministry said the approach of banning trade with settlements reflected the international commitment to implementing international law. The statement also called on the international community to implement similar measures to halt settlement activity.
UK, France and Canada to announce measures
In a joint statement issued by Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK, the signatories said they planned to impose national restrictions, support restrictions at the European level or seriously consider these and similar measures in line with their national procedures.
The UK, France and Canada announced that they would take steps to ban trade in settlement goods.
Criticism of the situation in the West Bank and the E1 project
The joint statement criticized the deteriorating situation in the West Bank, the rise in settler violence and the expansion of settlements. It also described calls for tenders related to the E1 project as unacceptable.
The statement called on the Israeli government to immediately halt settlement expansion and ensure that those responsible for settler violence are held accountable. It also rejected the annexation of Palestinian territory and the forced displacement of Palestinians.
Jordan supports emphasis on a two-state solution
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs supported the joint statement’s emphasis on commitment to a two-state solution based on relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. The ministry said this approach would contribute to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
The ministry called on the international community to translate its commitment to international law and legitimacy resolutions into concrete steps. It said these steps should halt settlement activity that violates international law and preserve the rights of the Palestinian people, as well as opportunities for a just and comprehensive peace.
The statement referred to United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, which condemns Israel’s measures aimed at changing the demographic composition, character and status of the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem.
Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said that the International Court of Justice’s advisory opinion found Israel’s occupation to be unlawful and deemed invalid measures aimed at building settlements in and annexing areas of the West Bank.
Jordan reiterated its support for the Palestinian people’s right to achieve freedom, end the occupation and establish a sovereign and independent state within the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
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