United Nations envoy for the Middle East Nickolay Mladenov released a statement yesterday warning that Israel’s “formalisation law” which seeks to retrospectively legalese illegal outposts in the occupied West Bank would be “a step towards the annexation of the West Bank”. “I encourage Israeli legislators to reconsider this move,” Mladenov said
UN: Legalizing Israeli Settlements ‘Step Towards Annexation Of West Bank’
“I reiterate that all settlement activities are illegal under international law and run counter to the Middle East Quartet position that settlements are one of the main obstacles to peace.”