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New Zealand Blasts Israel Over West Bank Escalation
(MENAFN) New Zealand issued a stark warning Tuesday about worsening conditions in the occupied West Bank, cautioning that intensifying Israeli measures are putting a lasting peace further out of reach.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the government's position clear in a post on X, stating: "There has been a marked escalation in Israel's actions, jeopardizing the prospect of a durable peace."
Wellington's top diplomat argued that Israeli settlements built across occupied Palestinian land breach international law, and warned that their continued growth is eroding any realistic path toward a two-state outcome.
Peters didn't stop at settlements — he issued a sharp rebuke of violence carried out by Israeli occupiers against Palestinian residents, demanding accountability for those behind such attacks.
"New Zealand joins international partners in calling on the Government of Israel to end the expansion of settlements, prevent and address settler violence, and refrain from actions that further undermine the prospects for peace," Peters said, aligning his country with a broader coalition of nations pushing back against the trend.
The foreign minister went further still, declaring that New Zealand firmly rejects any moves toward annexation or the forced displacement of Palestinians, framing both as fundamentally at odds with international law.
Peters closed by reaffirming his government's backing for a two-state framework, describing it as "the best hope" for Israelis and Palestinians to eventually coexist in peace and security.
The statement landed the same day a dozen other nations — the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden — unveiled new trade restrictions targeting goods tied to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
Foreign Minister Winston Peters made the government's position clear in a post on X, stating: "There has been a marked escalation in Israel's actions, jeopardizing the prospect of a durable peace."
Wellington's top diplomat argued that Israeli settlements built across occupied Palestinian land breach international law, and warned that their continued growth is eroding any realistic path toward a two-state outcome.
Peters didn't stop at settlements — he issued a sharp rebuke of violence carried out by Israeli occupiers against Palestinian residents, demanding accountability for those behind such attacks.
"New Zealand joins international partners in calling on the Government of Israel to end the expansion of settlements, prevent and address settler violence, and refrain from actions that further undermine the prospects for peace," Peters said, aligning his country with a broader coalition of nations pushing back against the trend.
The foreign minister went further still, declaring that New Zealand firmly rejects any moves toward annexation or the forced displacement of Palestinians, framing both as fundamentally at odds with international law.
Peters closed by reaffirming his government's backing for a two-state framework, describing it as "the best hope" for Israelis and Palestinians to eventually coexist in peace and security.
The statement landed the same day a dozen other nations — the UK, France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden — unveiled new trade restrictions targeting goods tied to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
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