Islamabad - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his disappointment over Israel's parliament (Knesset) voting against the establishment of a Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. Is.
The spokesperson of the organization, Stephen Dujarric, has said that the Secretary-General has repeatedly said that the only way to lasting peace for the Israeli and Palestinian people is to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories and find a two-state solution to the problem through negotiations.
Peaceful coexistence between Israel and the independent and sovereign Palestinian state geographically linked to it is the guarantee of long-term peace in the wider Middle East. This Palestinian state should be established on the basis of the 1967 borders and Jerusalem should be the common capital of both countries.
Attempt to consolidate possession
Speaking at a regular press briefing at the United Nations Headquarters (New York), the spokesperson said that the Knesset's rejection of the two-state solution is a violation of United Nations resolutions, international law, and previous agreements.
Yesterday, the Secretary General's Chief of Staff, Courtney Rattray, while speaking on his behalf in the Security Council, said that Israel's recent actions in the Occupied Palestinian Territories are undermining the possibility of a two-state solution. Israel is constantly changing the geography of these areas through administrative and legal measures.
He said that the transfer of powers by Israel to the civilian representative in the occupied Palestinian territories is also a similar move which the Secretary General has described as an attempt to further expand Israel's effectiveness in the occupied territories. If these actions are kept silent, it will cause irreparable damage to the Palestinian population
