The Arab League Welcomes Australia Using The Term 'Palestinian Population Area'

Construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. (Wikimedia Commons/Troclaire)

JAKARTA - The Arab League welcomes Australia's decision to use the term "Palestinian occupation area" and considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank as illegal settlements.

"We appreciate the Australian government's decision to use the definition of occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem," the Secretariat General of the Arab League said in a statement quoted by ANTARA from Anadolu, Monday, August 14.

This step is considered very important to enforce international law as well as send a clear message that Israel must comply with international law rules.

On October 18, 2022, Australia revoked the previous government's decision to recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Israel occupied East Jerusalem and all areas in the West Bank during the 1967 Middle East War.

Israel officially annexed the city in 1980, a move the international community has never recognized.