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Israel does not want Palestinian state: Human rights lawyer

An analyst says Israel’s plan to build the largest settlement inside a Palestinian neighborhood shows the Tel Aviv regime does not want a Palestinian state.

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Israel’s plan to build the largest settlement inside a Palestinian neighborhood sends a very clear signal that the Tel Aviv regime has no respect for international law and does not want a Palestinian state, says a human rights lawyer.

“I think what is striking about this particular move, if it goes ahead, is that it means a large settlement is being built in a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem [al-Quds] … that will make it very difficult for East Jerusalem [al-Quds] to become a future capital of the state of Palestine,” Salma Karmi-Ayyoub told Press TV in an interview on Monday.