BEIRUT, Dec 3 (NNN-NNA) – A UN senior official, said, Israeli settlements in occupied Palestine, constitute a flagrant violation of international law.
The remarks were made by Rola Dashti, executive secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (ESCWA), during a celebration of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, at ESCWA’s headquarters in Beirut.
Dashti also voiced commitment to safeguarding the rights of the Palestinian people.
U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, announced earlier this month that, Washington will no longer abide by a 1978 State Department legal opinion, that the Israeli settlements are “inconsistent with international law.”
