Saudi Arabia denounces Knesset’s advancement of West Bank annexation bills

Saudi Arabia denounces the Knesset’s initial votes in favor of two bills on West Bank annexation, saying they are aimed at “legitimizing Israeli sovereignty over illegal colonial settlement.”

“The kingdom stresses its complete rejection of all settlements and expansionist violations perpetrated by the Israeli occupation authorities,” the Saudi foreign ministry says in a statement. “The kingdom reiterates its support for the inherent and historical right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant international resolutions.”

The statement also calls to “put an end to all blatant Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territories and and the Palestinian people, and advance the peace process based on the implementation of the two-state solution, thus achieving security and stability in the region.”