from Daily Sabah
Foreign ministers from 31 Arab and Muslim nations, joined by the heads of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), on Friday denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments on the so-called “Greater Israel,” warning they endanger Arab national security and regional stability.
"These statements represent a grave disregard for, and a blatant and dangerous violation of the rules of international law and the foundations of stable international relations,” they said in a joint statement. "They also constitute a direct threat to Arab national security, to the sovereignty of states, and to regional and international peace and security.”
Netanyahu told news channel i24 on Tuesday that he feels "very attached” to the vision of a Greater Israel. He said he considers himself "on a historic and spiritual mission” which "generations of Jews that dreamt of coming here and generations of Jews who will come after us.”
"Greater Israel” is a term used in Israeli politics to refer to the expansion of Israel’s territory to include the West Bank, Gaza, and Syria’s Golan Heights, with some interpretations also including Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and parts of Jordan.
The bloc stressed that while member states remain committed to international legitimacy and the U.N. Charter on prohibiting the use or threat of force, they "will adopt all policies and measures that preserve peace, in a manner that serves the interests of all states and peoples.”..
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