Jordan's King Abdullah warned on Monday that any unilateral Israeli moves to apply sovereignty in the West Bank would fuel instability and dim hopes of a final settlement of the decades-old Arab-Israeli conflict.
The controversial Israeli sovereignty bid was introduced as part of the US's Middle East peace plan, rolled out in January, and envisions applying Israeli law to about 30% of Judea and Samaria.
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The plan has met fierce objections from the Palestinian Authority, which warned pushing it through would essentially render the 1993 Oslo Accords – the basis for the Israeli-Palestinian peace process – null and void. The United Nations, European Union, and Arab leaders have also warned Israel against moving ahead with its plan, saying it was in violation of international law and would all but doom the already moribund regional peace process.
The Jordanian monarch told British lawmakers the only path to a comprehensive and lasting Middle East peace was the establishment of an independent Palestinian state based on the 1967 borders, and with east Jerusalem as its capital.
"Any unilateral Israeli measure to annex lands in the West Bank is unacceptable, as it would undermine the prospects of achieving peace and stability in the Middle East," the monarch was quoted as telling British foreign and defense parliamentary committee members in a virtual meeting.
Jordan has led a diplomatic campaign along with most other European countries that oppose the Israeli plan. King Abdullah, a staunch US ally, has also in recent months warned that Israeli policies along with Trump's peace plan would lead to conflict and deal a blow to Israeli-Jordanian relations.
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