The UN mentioned Thursday {that a} two-state answer can’t be voted away in response to a decision handed by the Israeli parliament that rejects the institution of a Palestinian state.
Spokesman Stephane Dujarric mentioned UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is dissatisfied by the Israeli parliament’s (Knesset) choice to move the measure.
“It’s clear you can’t vote away the two-state solution,” Dujarric instructed reporters.
Guterres “has said many times he believes that’s ending the occupation and negotiating a two-state solution, where Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous, viable and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side in peace and security with a secure and recognized border based on 1967 lines, with Jerusalem as the capital of both states, is the only viable path to a sustainable peace for the people of Israel and for the people of Palestine,” mentioned the spokesman.
“So, the motion passed is, for us, clearly inconsistent with the UN resolutions, international law and prior agreements, and (Guterres) he once again, calls on the Israelis and all sides frankly, to do anything that takes us further away from the two-state solution,” he added.
The decision which handed within the Knesset by a vote of 68 – 9, mentioned the institution of a Palestinian state “in the heart of the Land of Israel would pose an existential danger to the State of Israel and its citizens, perpetuate the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and destabilize the region.”
The vote got here as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to go to Washington on Sunday to fulfill U.S. President Joe Biden and handle Congress.
The Knesset voted in February to unilaterally reject the popularity of a Palestinian state.
Source: www.anews.com.tr