Futuh: Effort to cement colonial changes in Jerusalem
The news focuses on the Israeli occupation's plan to expand the Gilo settlement south of Jerusalem, which involves constructing approximately 2,300 settlement units on an area of nearly 195 dunams. This represents a serious escalation in the settlement and annexation policy. The plan aims to establish permanent colonial facts on the ground, hindering the territorial continuity of the Palestinian land and fueling the isolation of East Jerusalem from its surroundings, in addition to undermining the possibility of establishing a connected Palestinian state. Palestinian National Council President Rami Fathon considers that this scheme goes beyond urban expansion; it is an attempt to change the geographical and demographic character of Jerusalem. He affirms that settlement activity is illegal under international law and UN resolutions. He called on the international community to take binding measures to halt settlement expansion, warning that silence encourages Israel to turn occupation into a permanent system of annexation and control, threatening the two-state solution and advancing the Judaization of Jerusalem as the Palestinian capital.
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