The Jordanian government has strongly denounced the Israeli Knesset’s endorsement of a new racist law entrenching Israel as an exclusive state for the Jewish people.
Minister of state for media affairs and government spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat stated in press remarks yesterday that the nation-state law which was passed by the Knesset on Wednesday violated the international law conventions and norms and would consolidate apartheid in Israel and the occupied territories.
“This law will take us away from any chance to achieve just and comprehensive peace in the region and will fuel violence and extremism” Ghunaimat said adding that the law targets the humanitarian and historical presence of the Palestinian people in their homeland.
The spokeswoman also called on the international community to shoulder its legal political and moral responsibilities in this regard and take action to confront this Israeli law and its impacts.
She stressed that “the Palestinian refugees’ right to return to their native areas is an inalienable right conforming with the international law.”
