[[{"content_id":416336,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"OIC: Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements in flagrant violation of int'l law","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly condemned Zionist regime’s latest approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying the move clearly violates international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"The OIC condemned &ldquo;in the strongest terms&rdquo; the approval of 34 new &ldquo;colonial settlements&rdquo; on the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, a day after Israel announced the approval.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe approval is &ldquo;in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334,&rdquo; the OIC said in a statement. Resolution 2334, adopted in December 2016, states that Zionist regime&rsquo;s settlement activity has &ldquo;no legal validity,&rdquo; demanding a stop to such activity.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe OIC emphasized that Zionist regime, the occupying power, has no &ldquo;sovereignty&rdquo; over the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Al-Quds, and that &ldquo;all its measures aimed at changing the geographic and demographic reality there are null and void under international law.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe organization also warned of the gravity of the escalation of settlement policies, land confiscation, settler terrorism and &ldquo;attempts to annex and impose so-called Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank,&rdquo; stressing that this aims to violate the rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe OIC called on the international community to &ldquo;shoulder its responsibilities towards putting an end to all Israeli crimes and violations against the Palestinian people, their land, and holy sites.&rdquo;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAccording to the Times of Israel, the regime&rsquo;s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new West Bank settlements in a meeting two weeks ago. The approval was just announced on Thursday.&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe online newspaper, citing Peace Now organization, said that the measure constitutes the largest number of settlements approved at one time.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The OIC condemned &ldquo;in the strongest terms&rdquo; the approval of 34 new &ldquo;colonial settlements&rdquo; on the occupied Palestinian territory on Friday, a day after Israel announced the approval.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The approval is &ldquo;in flagrant violation of international law and relevant UN Security Council resolutions, particularly Resolution 2334,&rdquo; the OIC said in a statement. Resolution 2334, adopted in December 2016, states that Zionist regime&rsquo;s settlement activity has &ldquo;no legal validity,&rdquo; demanding a stop to such activity.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The OIC emphasized that Zionist regime, the occupying power, has no &ldquo;sovereignty&rdquo; over the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Al-Quds, and that &ldquo;all its measures aimed at changing the geographic and demographic reality there are null and void under international law.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The organization also warned of the gravity of the escalation of settlement policies, land confiscation, settler terrorism and &ldquo;attempts to annex and impose so-called Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank,&rdquo; stressing that this aims to violate the rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The OIC called on the international community to &ldquo;shoulder its responsibilities towards putting an end to all Israeli crimes and violations against the Palestinian people, their land, and holy sites.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">According to the Times of Israel, the regime&rsquo;s security cabinet approved the establishment of 34 new West Bank settlements in a meeting two weeks ago. The approval was just announced on Thursday.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The online newspaper, citing Peace Now organization, said that the measure constitutes the largest number of settlements approved at one time.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","content_source":"","content_url":"","content_date_start":"2026-04-12 10:25:00","content_date_event":"2026-04-12 10:25:00","content_date_event_start":null,"content_date_event_end":null,"content_show_title_slider":1,"content_date_last_edit":"2026-04-12 10:28:15","content_date_register":"2026-04-12 10:28:15","content_columns":0,"content_show_img":1,"content_show_details":0,"content_show_related_img":0,"content_show_slider":1,"content_comment":1,"content_score":0,"tag_id":0,"score_average":null,"score_count":null,"score_date_last":null,"uid":43,"eid":0,"attach_title":"OIC: Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements in flagrant violation of int'l law","attaches":[{"sizes":{"150":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_150_79.webp","300":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_300_158.webp","400":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_400_211.webp","600":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_600_317.webp","900":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_900_475.webp","1200":".\/cache\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420_947_500.jpg"},"ext":"jpg","file_media":1,"token":1208311420,"files":{"original":{"url":".\/file\/2\/attach\/202604\/568782_1208311420.jpg","width":947,"height":500,"size":0}}}]}]]