Israel's annexation plan 'illegal ' :UN rights chief

Wed, July 01, 2020

GENEVA: Israel’s aim to annex parts of the occupied West Bank is clearly “illegal”, the UN’s human rights chief said on Monday, warning that the consequences could be “disastrous”.

In a move condemned by Israel, Michelle Bachelet added her voice to the chorus urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop a proposal to annex its West Bank settlements and the Jordan Valley.

“Annexation is illegal. Period,” the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights said in a statement.

“Any annexation. Whether it is 30 percent of the West Bank, or five percent,” she said.

Published in  Dawn on June 30, 2020

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