Arab League chief condemns Netanyahu settlements remark

Arab League chief Ahmed Abul Gheit “strongly denounces” remarks Prime Minister Netanyahu who said yesterday that he would not evacuate any further Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

“Abul Gheit considers this stance, which is utterly rejected, as something that cannot come from a person who seeks peace,” the statement says.

Yesterday, at an event celebrating 50 years of Israeli settlements in the West Bank — Netanyahu told a crowd of thousands that “we are here to stay forever. There will be no more uprooting of settlements in the land of Israel.”

His speech came days after he met with a high-level White House delegation seeking to bring the sides back to the negotiating table.