UN human rights experts condemn Israel's plan to annex parts of West Bank

While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set July 1 as date to begin vancing his plan to extend sovereignty over parts of occupied West Bank, as many as 50 UN human rights experts have condemned Israel's plan and have called it a 'vision of 21st-century aparid'. According to experts, move violates international law of  Charter of United Nations and Geneva Conventions. 

UN human rights experts furr ded that while Israeli occupation was alrey a "source of profound human rights violations against Palestinian people", move would only "intensify" after annexation. y furr ted that Israel h annexed occupied land in East Jerusalem in 1980 and Syrian Golan Heights in 1981. According to m, UN Security Council h condemned actions, but " measures were taken". experts have warned this time to be different. 

Meanwhile, thousands of people are demonstrating against Israeli PM and his move. According to international media reports, protesters wore face masks and kept ir distance from each or in order to here to COVID-19 restrictions. Furr, y gared under banner ‘ annexation, to occupation, yes to peace and democracy’, while some even waved Palestinian flags. Reportedly, protests were organized by leftwing groups and did t appear to be start of a popular mass movement as around half of Israelis support annexation.

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Trump's peace plan green lights move 

US President Donald Trump's peace plan has effectively greenlighted move. Earlier, Trump unveiled a Middle-East peace plan that includes Israel keeping its settlements and Palestinians establishing a state under stringent conditions. While Netanyahu cited Trump’s Middle-East plan for Israel-Palestinian Peace as underpinning de facto annexation, both Hamas and Palestinian Authority have rejected plan. 

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Israel PM's plan 

According to Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he wants to apply "Israeli sovereignty" to parts of West Bank which has over Jewish settlements, as well as to Jordan Valley. Over  600,000 Jews are living in around 140 settlements in West Bank and East Jerusalem. According to reports, some exclusion will apply to  Palestinians in Jordan Valley and to  Palestinians in or parts of West Bank. 

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