Group founded by Nelson Mandela known as The Elders says plan would have negative political and economic consequences
This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Palestinian demonstrators hurl stones at Israeli troops during a protest Israel's plan to annex parts Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank and Trump's mideast initiative, in the West Bank village of Kufr Qaddumm near Nablus, Friday, July 3, 2020.
The Palestinians seek the entire West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, for a future independent state. The international community has endorsed a two-state solution based on the pre-1967 lines, with final borders to be worked out in negotiations.
The United Nations, the EU and key Arab countries have all said annexation would violate international law and undermine the already diminished prospects of establishing a viable independent Palestinian state alongside Israel. The Elders’ appeal followed an appeal from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Israel to call off the annexation plan.
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