Arab and other countries slam decision to register occupied West Bank lands as ‘state property’, a move seen as threat to Palestinian self-determination.
Israeli soldiers during a raid in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern occupied West Bank on February 14, 2026 [Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu]
Published On 16 Feb 2026
The Israeli government’s decision to approve the land registration process in the occupied West Bank as “state property” has drawn widespread condemnation from regional countries and international organisations.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday the measure would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes” and was needed after unlawful land registration in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The decision allows for the revival of the “settlement of land title” processes, frozen since 1967 when Israel occupied the West Bank.
The Palestinian presidency condemned the Israeli move, calling it a “grave escalation and a flagrant violation of international law”, which amounts to “de facto annexation”. It called on the international community, especially the United States and the United Nations, to intervene immediately.
Hamas also denounced the move as an attempt “to steal and Judaise lands in the occupied West Bank by registering them as so-called ‘state lands'”.
“It is an attempt to forcibly impose settlement and Judaisation on the ground, in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions,” it said, calling the Israeli action “a null and void decision issued by an illegitimate occupying power”.
Regional countries, including Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, deemed the move illegal under international law and a threat to the two-state solution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Here is what they said:
Egypt
In a statement, the Egyptian government called the Israeli decision a “dangerous escalation aimed at consolidating Israeli control over the occupied Palestinian territories”.
The Israeli government’s decision to approve the land registration process in the occupied West Bank as “state property” has drawn widespread condemnation from regional countries and international organisations.
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Sunday the measure would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes” and was needed after unlawful land registration in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority (PA).
The decision allows for the revival of the “settlement of land title” processes, frozen since 1967 when Israel occupied the West Bank.
The Palestinian presidency condemned the Israeli move, calling it a “grave escalation and a flagrant violation of international law”, which amounts to “de facto annexation”. It called on the international community, especially the United States and the United Nations, to intervene immediately.
Hamas also denounced the move as an attempt “to steal and Judaise lands in the occupied West Bank by registering them as so-called ‘state lands'”.
“It is an attempt to forcibly impose settlement and Judaisation on the ground, in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions,” it said, calling the Israeli action “a null and void decision issued by an illegitimate occupying power”.
Regional countries, including Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Jordan, deemed the move illegal under international law and a threat to the two-state solution of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Here is what they said:
Egypt
In a statement, the Egyptian government called the Israeli decision a “dangerous escalation aimed at consolidating Israeli control over the occupied Palestinian territories”.
Qatar
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the approval for the land registration process was “an extension of its illegal plans to deprive the Palestinian people of their rights”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses the need for international solidarity to pressure the occupation to halt the implementation of the decision to avoid its serious repercussions,” it added.
Jordan
According to a statement released by the royal court on Monday, King Abdullah said Israel’s actions were an attempt to “consolidate settlements and impose sovereignty over Palestinian land”, and could “exacerbate the conflict”.
Meanwhile, Jordan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs on Sunday called on the international community to “assume its legal and moral responsibilities, and to compel Israel, the occupying power, to stop its dangerous escalation”.
Saudi Arabia
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its “condemnation” of the plans aimed at imposing a “new legal and administrative reality” in the occupied West Bank, saying such measures would “undermine ongoing efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region”.
“There is no Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Palestinian territories,” the ministry said unequivocally, rejecting the illegal measures that are a “serious violation of international law” and undermine the two-state solution.
Kuwait
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the Israeli decision and described the move as a “null and void decision”, urging the international community to “deter those Israeli violations”.
“It is absolutely unacceptable to impose non-Palestinian sovereignty over the occupied West Bank,” the ministry said in a statement.
“Any decision to annex land in the occupied West Bank would be considered null and void and illegitimate, and would undermine international efforts aimed at achieving a just and comprehensive peace in line with Security Council resolutions and the two-state solution,” it stressed.
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Pakistan
Islamabad called on “the international community to take concrete measures to end Israeli impunity”.
“Pakistan strongly condemns the latest attempt by the Israeli occupying power to convert areas of the occupied West Bank into so-called state property, and to expand illegal settlement activities,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
Israel’s “continued disregard for international law and its provocative actions undermine the prospects for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in the region”, it added.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The OIC said Israel’s decision was akin to “colonial measures” in the occupied West Bank and called for urgent international action.
The Jeddah-based organisation said Israel’s measures “target the existence of the Palestinian people and their legitimate rights”, including the right to self-determination and to establish an independent sovereign state within the borders that existed before the 1967 war, with occupied East Jerusalem as its capital.
United Nations
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres demanded that Israel reverse its new policy allowing registration of occupied West Bank land as state property.
Guterres said he believes this new measure is “destabilizing” and “unlawful”, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.
“The current trajectory on the ground is eroding the prospect for the two-state solution,” he said.
“The secretary-general reiterates that all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have no legal validity and are in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN resolutions,” Dujarric told reporters.
European Union
The EU called on Israel to reverse its approval warning it was a “new escalation”.
“This constitutes a new escalation after recent measures already aimed at extending Israeli control” in the occupied West Bank, EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni said.
“We reiterate that annexation is illegal under international law. We call on Israel to reverse this decision,” he added.
Yawn..... next !
ReplyDeleteWhat did the UN do when Eastern Bully annexed Tibet?
ReplyDeleteNothing.
But Judea & Samaria is 1/100,000th the size of Tibet, UN so noisy.
Why? No Isaacs involved in Tibet.
China annexed Tibet following a military campaign that began in October 1950 and the subsequent signing of the "Seventeen Point Agreement" on May 23, 1951. The People's Liberation Army entered eastern Tibet on October 7, 1950, overcoming the Tibetan army at Chamdo before imposing the agreement that established Chinese sovereignty over the region.
(Like the Oslo Accords lah).
Military Invasion: The People's Liberation Army (PLA) entered Tibet on October 7, 1950, and captured the town of Chamdo by October 19, 1950.
(In 1990s CCP even kidnapped and hold hostage till today the 6-year old Panchen Lama, the successor to the Dalai Lama).
Tibetan government-in-exile and many international observers consider it an illegal annexation and occupation.
1959 Uprising: The annexation was fully cemented after the 1959 Tibetan uprising, which led to the 14th Dalai Lama fleeing to India.
On February 13, 1913, the 13th Dalai Lama issued a "Proclamation of Independence" declaring Tibet a free nation, following the expulsion of Qing dynasty forces after the 1911 Chinese Revolution.
DeleteWhile Tibetans hold 1913 as their declaration of independence, the People's Republic of China maintains that Tibet was never independent, arguing the territory has been part of China for centuries and that the 1913 declaration was not legally recognized.
Try if you can to put your "stories" in correct context
DeleteYet Again Useless UN did nothing. Donbas is a hundred times larger than Judea and Samaria....
ReplyDeletePutin annexes four regions of Ukraine in major escalation of Russia’s war
Russian president signs ‘accession treaties’ at Kremlin in defiance of international law and US responds with sanctions
Potjr Sauer and Luke Harding in Kyiv
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Vladimir Putin has signed “accession treaties” formalising Russia’s illegal annexation of four occupied regions in Ukraine, marking the largest forcible takeover of territory in Europe since the second world war.
The signing ceremony, held in defiance of international law, took place in the Grand Kremlin Palace in the presence of the country’s political elites, and came on the heels of Kremlin-orchestrated fake referendums in the regions: Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk.
Putin kicked off the ceremony with a lengthy, combative and angry speech in which the Russian leader issued new nuclear threats, promising to “protect” the newly annexed lands “with all the forces and means at our disposal”.
“The people have made their choice. An unequivocal choice … This is the will of millions of people,” Putin said, adding that the citizens of the four occupied regions would be part of Russia “forever”.
Shortly after, Putin signed the “accession treaties” on a podium alongside the Russian-installed heads of the four regions.
After signing the treaties, the leaders gathered around Putin, linking hands and joining chants of “Russia! Russia!” with the applauding audience.
Putin’s loaded address, in which he railed against a “satanic” west, was described by observers as his most anti-western speech to date.
In a firm response to Putin’s ceremony in Moscow, Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, announced in a video address in Kyiv that his country was formally applying for fast-track membership of the Nato alliance, adding that Ukraine would not hold any peace talks with Russia as long as Putin was president.
Hours earlier, Russian forces launched a missile attack on people waiting in cars in Zaporizhzhia city to cross into Russian-occupied territory so they could bring family members back across the frontlines, killing dozens.
Ukraine has indicated it will fight to reclaim all its lands, while western allies have previously said they would never recognise Russia’s claims on Ukraine’s territory. On Thursday evening the UN secretary general, António Guterres, said the annexation “has no legal value and deserves to be condemned”.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/30/putin-russia-war-annexes-ukraine-regions
Mfer, size ISN'T the problem. The problem lies with that f*cked foundation of the xionist state in Judea and Samaria.
DeleteKuwait took in Palestinians.
ReplyDeleteThe Palestinians tried to overthrow the Kuwaiti government.
Kuwait used the army to get them out.
Jordan took in Palestinians.
The Palestinians tried to overthrow the Jordanian government.
Jordan used the army to get them out.
Egypt refuses to take them, and erected a fortified wall with troops and machine guns to keep them out.
All of the other moose limb countries refuse to accept Palestinians too, but spend BILLIONS to send them all over the West.
Do NOT bring Palestinians here.
They are nothing but trouble.
https://x.com/johnrackham82/status/2023790052606882156?s=46
The people of Levant were forced to accept the zionists by the pommie colonial master.
DeleteSoon these meds, started to rampass anything on everywhere of the land of Levant as the land told in their f*cked grandmother's fairytale.
So, keep repeating yr farts of neverending zionist diarrhea
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ReplyDeletekerbau - in accordance with UN assessment
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