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4 countries warn Israel against annexing Palestinian territories

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Germany, France, Egypt and Jordan on Tuesday said Israel should refrain from annexing parts of the Palestinian territories, warning that doing so could harm bilateral relations.

“We are unanimous in our view that any annexation of the Palestinian territories occupied in 1967 would be contrary to international law and would jeopardize the foundations of the peace process,” the four countries’ foreign ministers said in a statement issued by the German foreign ministry after a videoconference.

“We also agree that such a move would have serious consequences for the security and stability of the region and would constitute a major obstacle to efforts to achieve a comprehensive and just peace,” the ministers continued, warning that it could potentially “have consequences for relations with Israel.”

The videoconference was held as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has recently mulled extending his country’s oversight over parts of the West Bank containing Jewish settlements — deliberations that have angered the Palestinian side.

The four foreign ministers instead offered their help in finding “a constructive new beginning” in the region, adding they would not recognize any change to the 1967 borders unless it was agreed to by both parties to the conflict.

Netanyahu spoke to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson about the issue on Monday evening.

“Israel is prepared to conduct negotiations on the basis of President Trump’s peace plan which is both creative and realistic and will not return to the failed formulas of the past,” the Israeli government said in a statement.

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