The Palestinian Foreign Ministry called the opinion \u201chistoric\u201d and urged states to adhere to it<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The United Nations\u2019 highest court said on Friday that Israel\u2019s occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the Israel-Palestinian conflict.
The advisory opinion by judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), known as the World Court, was not binding but carries weight under international law and may weaken support for Israel, Reuters reported.
\u201cIsraeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and the regime associated with them, have been established and are being maintained in violation of international law,\u201d President Nawaf Salam said, reading the findings of a 15-judge panel.
The court said Israel\u2019s obligations include paying restitution for harm and \u201cthe evacuation of all settlers from existing settlements\u201d.
In a swift reaction, Israel\u2019s foreign ministry rejected the opinion as \u201cfundamentally wrong\u201d and one-sided, and repeated its stance that a political settlement in the region can only be reached by negotiations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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