A senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has described Israel’s controversial plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank as “a quantum leap” in the regime’s long list of crimes, warning that such a move would adversely affect all aspects of Palestinians’ lives.
“We Palestinians are fairly capable of thwarting the annexation plan. This requires national consensus, besides a struggle plan that covers all fields and arenas. We in Hamas work to implement such a vision, and communicate with everyone to achieve this goal,” member of Hamas political bureau Husam Badran wrote in a series of posts published on his official Twitter page on Saturday.
He warned, “The annexation project is not a symbolic issue or a formal matter. It is rather a quantum leap in the Occupation’s (Israel’s) list of criminal acts. It will negatively affect the political, economic, social, legal and moral aspects of the Palestinian nation. Therefore, all options are on the table to confront and frustrate the plan.”
Badran said the Tel Aviv regime’s impending move “targets all components of the Palestinian nation, regardless of their political affiliations, intellectual backgrounds, or geographical origins. It is practically a threat to all of us. This necessitates making joint efforts to confront it, and avoiding internal disputes.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was sworn into office for another term on May 17, has set July 1 for the start of cabinet discussions on extending “sovereignty” over settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley.
In response to Israel’s decision, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared the end of all agreements signed with Israel and the United States on May 19.
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