Israeli finance minister responds by calling for annexation of West Bank
“The Jewish people are not occupiers in their own land – not in our eternal capital Jerusalem, not in the land of our ancestors in Judea and Samaria,” said prime minister, referring to the Biblical name for the occupied West Bank. “No false decision in The Hague will distort this historical truth, just as the legality of Israel i settlement in all the territories of our homeland cannot be contested,” he said.
The ICJ has no executive arm to enforce its decisions. However, its member states can appeal to the United Nations Security Council to implement court decisions. Under such a scenario, Israel will expect the US to use it veto power. The US and western states have recently introduced sanctions against individual settlers and radical right-wing groups, and Friday’s decision is likely to lead to more punitive measures.
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