Palestine Thursday requested an emergency virtual meeting of the League of Arab States, at the level of foreign ministers, as soon as possible, to discuss steps to counter Israel's intention to annex parts of the West Bank.
The representative of Palestine in the Arab League, Diab al-Louh, said today, Thursday, in a statement, that the implementation of the Israeli plan to annex the West Bank or parts of it is inconsistent with international legitimacy decisions.
He pointed out that the foreign ministers meeting will discuss providing the Arab financial safety net, to enable the Palestinian government to face the damages caused by the Corona pandemic and the Israeli aggressive measures.
Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu and House Speaker Benny Gantz last Monday signed an agreement to form an emergency unity government, each of which will rotate its presidency, with Netanyahu starting first for 18 months.
The power-sharing agreement stipulates that a bill to annex the Jordan Valley and Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank will be launched in early July.
What also raised the Palestinian Authority's concerns was the statements of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo yesterday, Wednesday, in which he said that a decision on annexing parts of the West Bank ultimately belongs to Israel, and that Washington will make its position on this matter to the new Israeli government undeclared.
The US peace plan - presented by US President Donald Trump in late January - included a proposal to annex Israel to 130 settlements located in the West Bank, as well as the Jordan Valley, which was rejected by the Palestinian side.
In response to Pompeo's statements, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas threatened to cancel all agreements and understandings concluded by the Authority with Israel and the United States, if Tel Aviv announced the annexation of any part of the West Bank.
For its part, the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) rejected Pompeo's statements, saying that the American position on annexing the West Bank is illegal, illegal and contradicts international laws and decisions.
And Hamas demanded - in a statement to the leadership of the movement, Raafat, once - the necessity of unifying the Palestinian position, strengthening national unity, and supporting the resistance of the resistance to face the American position.
Palestinian estimates indicate that what is planned by the Israeli leadership to annex parts of the West Bank will devour more than 30% of its area, and the Palestinians have repeatedly warned that the annexation will undermine the idea of a two-state solution from its foundation.
And forces in the right-wing movement influencing the wheels of government in Israel that Tel Aviv quickly annex the settlements in the West Bank before the upcoming presidential elections in America next November, which could result in the departure of President Trump from power, which supports Strongly plans the Israeli occupation.