Nickolay Mladenov, the United Nations special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, expressed his concerns last week that Israel may “destroy any hope of peace” if it continues to increase the rate of settlement expansion in the West Bank, especially while the whole region is focused on COVID-19.
“In recent months, Israeli officials have repeatedly stated their intention to annex Israeli settlements and other parts of the occupied West Bank. If implemented, such steps would not only constitute a serious violation of international law, but they would also effectively end the prospect of the two-state solution and close the door to negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians.” – Nickolay Mladenov
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Lazaroff, Tovah. “’Annexation Would Close Door on Israeli-Palestinian Talks’.” The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com, March 31, 2020. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/annexation-would-close-door-on-israeli-palestinian-talks-623014.
