France renewed its rejection of the Israeli plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in line with US President Donald Trump's announcement of what is known as the American peace plan early this year, and Washington later said that the annexation plan is an Israeli matter.

The new French position was made by President Emmanuel Macron, who called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to stop implementing the plan.

Macron said in contact with Netanyahu, according to a statement of the Elysee, that the annexation of any Palestinian land is contrary to international law, and threatens the two-state solution and the achievement of a lasting and just peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

The Elysee statement added that Macron reiterated to Netanyahu Paris' commitment to Israel's security and its determination to reduce tensions in the Middle East.

Paris had warned Israel in late June of this measure, which would "affect" its relations with the European Union, and stressed that Paris was "still" determined to recognize "when the time came" for a Palestinian state.

France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan on Tuesday urged Israel to abandon the project through its foreign ministers.

The foreign ministers of the three countries confirmed in a joint statement published by the German Foreign Ministry that "we will not recognize any amendment within the 1967 borders that the parties to the conflict will not agree to," and Britain, in turn, opposed the annexation of the lands.

In recent weeks, the European Union has launched a diplomatic campaign against annexation projects, and the union can threaten to impose formal economic sanctions on Israel if it receives the support of all its members.

German Foreign Minister Haikou Maas, whose country took over the presidency of the European Union at the beginning of last July for six months, visited Jerusalem last month, where he expressed "deep concern" over the annexation plans.

Jewish organizations

For its part, eight American Jewish organizations, including "Jay Street" and "Americans for Peace Now", expressed strong opposition to any "unilateral Israeli annexation of occupied lands in the West Bank," according to a joint statement.

The organizations indicated that "such a step would violate international law and endanger the future of Israel as a safe and democratic homeland for the Jewish people," according to the statement.

The organizations added that this step is also aimed at "permanently removing the Palestinians from life in separate pockets without an independent state or basic civil rights."

Against this backdrop, the organizations strongly supported the amendment proposed by Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen to the defense budget, which states that US security assistance to Israel cannot be used to implement the unilateral annexation in the West Bank.

The organizations stated that they believe that "American security assistance to Israel should be used to help Israel meet its legitimate defense needs, and not to implement measures that undermine its security and democracy and crush the rights of the Palestinians and harm American interests."

Israel intends to annex the Jordan Valley region and all settlements in the West Bank (occupied since 1967) to its sovereignty, which is equivalent to about 30% of the area of ​​the West Bank, amid Arab and international rejection.

Last January, US President Donald Trump announced what he described as a peace plan between the Palestinians and the Israelis, which the Palestinians rejected altogether and in detail because it does not fulfill their minimum demands for an independent state living side by side with Israel.

And the United States - one of the parties to the Quartet also formed by the European Union, the United Nations and Russia - says the alleged Israeli annexation plan is a matter for Israel alone.

The Israelis have an open window for a few months before the US presidential elections, especially as Joseph Biden, the presidential candidate, opposes this project.