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State of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Negotiations Affairs Department
January 31, 2017
Dr. Erekat: We call upon the International Criminal Court to Open an Immediate Investigation into the Israeli Settlement Enterprise.
Israel continues to systematically violate the rights of the Palestinian people and to give a green light and support for settlers to take over more Palestinian land and to terrorize the Palestinian population. This immoral situation shouldn't continue to be tolerated by the International community. It has to end.
Throughout the first month of 2017, Israel has pushed for the construction of more than 3,200 new settlement units and has concurrently demolished about 30 Palestinian homes, which led to the forced displacement of close to 40 Palestinian families comprising 240 people, more than half were children. These demolition operations targeted private properties, including vital humanitarian assistance provided by aid agencies in Palestine; close to half of all demolished properties were donor-funded.
The commitment of Netanyahu's government to colonization and segregation and its determination to defy international law and resolutions continues to destroy the prospects of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine. Hence, the Palestinian leadership will pursue all necessary political, legal and diplomatic steps in order to hold Israel accountable and to bring justice to our people. This includes sending all the related information to the International Criminal Court urging it to open an immediate investigation into Israel's settlement enterprise.
The Israeli illegal seizure and annexation of occupied Palestinian land obliges the international community to immediately take the necessary steps to implement the United Nations Security Council resolution 2334 and to fulfill its legal and political obligations without further delays.
Link to the Statement: https://www.nad.ps/en/media-room/statements/dr-erekat-we-call-upon-international-criminal-court-open-immediate
Brief on Israeli Settlement Activities in 2016
This report highlights Israeli settlement activities in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, in 2016. It includes settlement unit construction, demolitions, land confiscation and methods to retroactively legalize colonial installations.
Link to the Report: https://www.nad.ps/en/publication-resources/factsheets/brief-israeli-settlement-activities-2016
State of Palestine
PLO – Negotiations Affairs Department
Website: https://www.nad.ps/en
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