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Türkiye joined nine other nations, the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in strongly condemning the Israeli parliament's approval of a declaration asserting "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied West Bank.
The Turkish Foreign Ministry published a joint statement signed by Bahrain, Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the Arab League and the OIC regarding the Israeli parliament's decision on West Bank annexation.
The signatories condemned the Israeli Knesset's approval of the declaration imposing alleged "Israeli sovereignty" over the occupied West Bank territory. "(The parties) view this declaration as a clear and unacceptable violation of international law and a clear violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, particularly resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 2334 (2016), which confirm the invalidity of all measures and decisions aimed at legitimizing the occupation, including settlement activities in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967," the statement said.
The statement emphasized that Israel's unilateral move has no legal effect and cannot change the legal status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly East Jerusalem, which is an integral part of the occupied Palestinian territories.
"(The parties) once again confirm that Israel has no sovereignty whatsoever over the occupied Palestinian territories. They also emphasize that such actions by Israel serve only to increase tensions in the region, which have been further aggravated by Israel's attack on the Gaza Strip and the resulting humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza," the statement read.
The signatories called on "the international community, including the Security Council and all relevant actors, to assume their legal and moral responsibilities and take action to stop Israel's illegal policies aimed at imposing a fait accompli through the use of force, which undermine the prospects for a just and lasting peace and a two-state solution."
The parties also reaffirmed "their commitment to a two-state solution based on international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative and to the realization of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital within the June 4, 1967 borders."
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