Peace with Israel ‘not possible’ under constant violations of Palestinian rights, says foreign minister

Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian Shahin has stated that achieving peace with Israel is “not possible” as long as Palestinian rights are being violated by the occupying regime, emphasizing that international law needs to be upheld and one-sided actions must cease.

“Peace with Israel under conditions of constant violation of Palestinian rights is not possible,” Shahin said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on Sunday.

She contended that unilateral Israeli measures in the occupied Palestinian territories, including the West Bank and East al-Quds, like unlawful settlement expansion and legalizations, hinder the chances for a negotiated resolution.

“Everything that Israel is undertaking unilaterally in occupied territory should be considered null and void,” Shahin said, stressing that annexation “is in violation of international law, and it is a crime that needs to be stopped.”

The top Palestinian diplomat also spoke about the Gaza ceasefire process, which started on October 10, stating that advancement to the next phase relies on complete adherence to the initial agreements.

“We would like to go into phase two, but we need to ensure that phase one obligations are undertaken,” she said.

The initial phase concluded after the swap of Israeli captives for Palestinian abductees, while the second phase involves rebuilding the area that Israel devastated during two years of airstrikes.

“We still see that we don’t have a complete ceasefire. We have a partial ceasefire. The humanitarian assistance is not getting in to the extent that is needed. The Rafah border crossing is partially opened,” she added, noting that additional steps are necessary for a seamless transition.

Shahin advocated for more robust global measures and referenced current legal and diplomatic structures.

“What we would like is for the world to stand up and say, ‘Look, enough is enough. International law is very clear,'” she said, referring to international rulings and UN resolutions that deem settlements and occupation illegal.

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The resolution, pushed by the regime’s far-right ministers, would open the land registration process in the West Bank for the first time in almost 60 years.

Shahin stated that recent assaults emphasize her view that Israel is “for no peace,” pointing out that if it truly wanted peace, it would stop infringing on international law and the rights of Palestinians.

Rather, she stated that Israel is persisting with “annexationist colonialist measures” and aiming to “legalize criminality.”

She called on the global community to declare “enough is enough” and maintain international law, including the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling and UN Resolution 2334, which she said deem settlements and occupation illegal.

When asked about her appeal to Germany and Finland to join other European nations in recognition of a Palestinian state she said,“They will consider at the right time. The vision of recognition is there, but they need to be moving towards it according to their convenience.”

“But to me, the matter is very clear. If you are a two-stater, if you believe in international law, if you want to comply with international law, you need to recognize, because there is no justification whatsoever for not recognizing,” she added.

On Sunday, the Israeli regime approved a plan to register vast swathes of the occupied West Bank as “state property,” marking the first action of this kind since Israel took control of the region in 1967.

According to the Oslo II Accord signed in 1995, Area A of the West Bank is entirely controlled by Palestinians, Area B has Palestinian civil governance with Israeli oversight, and Area C, which constitutes approximately 61% of the West Bank, is fully controlled by the Israeli regime.

The recent move was part of a series of decisions by Israel’s so-called Security Cabinet last week, which are intended to enhance illegal settlement construction and boost Tel Aviv’s dominance over the occupied West Bank.

Israeli media outlets report that the actions involve reversing a law that prohibited the sale of land in the West Bank to illegal Israeli settlers, unsealing land ownership documents, and transferring control of building permits in a settlement area close to al-Khalil from a Palestinian municipality to Israel’s civil administration.

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