Not only is it a blow to the potentially peaceful two-state solution, but the newly passed law clearly breaches the very Israeli Supreme Court ruling on property rights too. This criminal attempt to grab Palestinian land clearly suggests that the current leadership in Israel don’t have much respect for their legal state instrument either. Moreover, Israel’s attorney-general has reportedly stated that the law backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unconstitutional and that he will not defend it at the Supreme Court.
We are somewhat compelled to ask – what is the source of such treacherous power that has made the Israel PM so impudently powerful to disobey almost anything from Supreme Court rulings to passed UN resolutions?
The world must immediately take stock of the recent happenings in Israel. Building illegal settlements in the West Bank is no longer a regional and religious confrontation – in fact, it is now questioning and openly challenging the global conscience. We expect the international community to right away address Israeli parliament’s highly objectionable and illegal bill on building newer settlements. Furthermore, the UN Security Council along with all its general members must unite to deter Israel from tactically occupying Palestine physically. On the whole, the United Nations must prove its legitimacy and organisational credibility to safeguard and implement its goals and objectives to the world.
We are perplexed whether the biggest Israel ally is able to comprehend the far reaching legal consequences of it which will completely diminish all prospects for Arab-Israeli peace initiatives. The Trump administration reportedly stated last Thursday “it did not see the existing settlements hampering peace”.
Like many issues ranging from climate change to immigration rules the new white house is deliberately sounding hell-bent to support a criminal cause just because of a political leader’s racial and unlawful preference over race, colour and religion.
That said, rest of the major global powers must realise that concerning the age old Israel-Palestine conflict they have a moral obligation too. They cannot silently escape it. If the new occupants of the white house are ignorant on this issue, it’s time the rest of the world takes up the responsibility to educate and stop them from creating global confrontation.
If, however, illegal settlements are to be built, they will be built because of rest of the world’s fear, irresponsibility and indolence against the whims and powers of a criminal state and its accomplice super power. Act now.
