Continued settlement construction will lead to Israel’s demise – Iran Revolution Guard — RT News
As the mud settles on a UN decision condemning unlawful Israeli settlement constructing in occupied Palestinian territory, Iran has come out with a press release saying that Israel can pay dearly for persevering with with the development.
A spokesman for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated that, by going forward with settlements, the Israeli regime is risking “full destruction,” as it can “undoubtedly provoke a response,” as quoted by Tasnim information company.
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The rhetoric from Iran comes a day after US Secretary of State John Kerry had criticized Israel’s actions in occupied Palestine, whereas enjoying down the United States’ position in facilitating the passage of the UN Security Council’s anti-settlement decision.
Washington selected to abstain from voting at a Security Council assembly final Friday, when members voted to sentence the unlawful building. The Iranian spokesman hailed the transfer as a “signal that Washington has come to comprehend the course of occasions and continued settlement building will consequence within the collapse of the Zionist regime of Israel.”
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The decision was upheld with 14 votes in favor. While the US didn’t vote for the decision, it didn’t veto it both, which is seen by some as a landmark change, provided that Washington has blocked nearly each try and criticize Israel on the United Nations for many years.
Israel took management of Palestine in 1967, and has since confronted mounting criticism of its occupation, which has included the development of Israeli settlements on Palestinian land. Though the UN maintains that the settlements are unlawful, building has solely been stepped up during the last 12 months.
Some 430,000 Israeli settlers at the moment stay within the West Bank, with one other 200,000 calling occupied East Jerusalem house – a metropolis that the Palestinians additionally view as their very own capital.
In his latest feedback, Kerry sharply criticized Tel Aviv, asserting that Israel’s settlements within the Palestinian territory have “nothing to do with Israel’s safety,” as Israel typically claims.
Kerry argued that, with no two-state answer, “Israel can both be Jewish or democratic, it can’t be each, and it received’t ever actually be at peace.”
