▲ Palestinian children have fun with their silhouettes in the Khan Younis refugee camp.Photo Afp

Reuters, Europa Press, Afp and Sputnik

La Jornada Newspaper
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, p. 22

Jerusalem. The Israeli Minister of Finance, Bezalel Smotrich, affirmed yesterday that the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States represents a important opportunity for Israel to achieve sovereignty from the West Bank; The chancellor of the European Union, Joseph Borrell, condemned these statements, which he described as clear step towards illegal annexation of the Palestinian territory.

We are one step away from obtaining sovereignty in the settlements of Judea and Samaria and now is the time to give itsaid the far-right Smotrich, before a meeting with his party, he even proposed 2025 as the date for this milestone, which would imply consolidating the current occupation.

In addition, he stated that he gave instructions to the Israeli authorities who supervise the settlements in the reoccupied West Bank. to begin the professional and thorough work of the staff to prepare the necessary infrastructure in order to extend sovereignty, according to a statement from his office.

The minister, one of the most radical voices in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, considered that a Palestinian state is a danger and was in favor of the new nazis pay in territory the price of its challenges, according to information from The Times of Israel.

He also assumed that there will be international criticism, but pointed out that the Abraham Accords with Arab countries already demonstrated that in the end Israel will always receive the support of its partners and I have no doubt that President Trump, who showed courage and determination in his first term, will support the State of Israel.

In his X account, Josep Borrell assured that This rhetoric undermines international law, violates Palestinian rights, and threatens any prospects for a two-state solution.. The European official also pointed out that the words ethnic cleansing They increasingly reflect the situation in the north of the Gaza Strip, hit by the Israeli offensive.

Meanwhile, the participants of the extraordinary Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh agreed to create a mechanism to coordinate the work of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the African Union, focused on the solution of the war in Palestine, reported the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit.

In this context, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Bin Salmán, condemned the genocide perpetrated by Tel Aviv in the Palestinian enclave, and demanded a stop to the offensives in Gaza and Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the Lebanese Prime Minister, Nayib Mikati, denounced that the country is going through an unprecedented historical crisis and called on the international community to press for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah. The economic consequences of these military attacks increase the impact of the tragedyexplained and recalled that the World Bank estimates the losses at 8.5 billion dollars and stated that more than 100,000 homes were destroyed or suffered material damage.

Iran stated that the world is waiting that the new government of the American magnate ends Israel’s wars with Hamas and Hezbollah, when The US government is the main defender of the actions of the Zionist regime.

In the last 24 hours, Israeli troops killed 20 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and at least 14 in Lebanon.