Arab Countries Slam Maps Published by Israel Claiming Arab Territories
Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Several Arab countries, including Qatar, Palestine and Jordan, have condemned Israel’s publication of maps claiming areas of Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria as part of Israel.
Official Israeli social media accounts shared a “historical Israel” map, asserting that these regions are part of the so-called “greater Israel.”
هل تعلم ان مملكة إسرائيل كانت قائمة منذ 3000 سنة؟
أول ملك حكمها لمدة 40 عاما كان الملك شاؤول (1050–1010) ق. م. ثم تلاه الملك داود الذي حكمها 40 عاما تقريبا (1010-970 ) ق.م. وعقبه الملك سليمان الذي حكم ايضا لمدة 40 عاما في الفترة (970-931) ق.م.
دام حكم الملوك الثلاثة… pic.twitter.com/xK7jjORdOK
— إسرائيل بالعربية (@IsraelArabic) January 6, 2025
Qatar, Jordan, and Palestine have strongly denounced this action.
Qatar
“We warn the publication of the alleged maps would hinder peace opportunities in the region,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.
“We emphasize the necessity for the international community to undertake its legal and moral responsibilities to compel the Israeli occupation to comply with international legitimacy resolutions.”
Jordan
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry called the Israeli map “provocative and baseless” and “falsely claims historical territorial rights for Israel.”
The ministry said the publication of the map coincides with “racist statements” by far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on the annexation of the occupied West Bank and the building of settlements in Gaza.
These Israeli actions “would neither diminish Jordan’s sovereignty nor alter the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people,” the ministry said, calling on the Israeli government “to immediately cease these provocative actions and stop the reckless statements made by Israeli officials, which are only fueling tensions and contributing to the instability of the region.”
Palestine
Palestinian Authority spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh called the Israeli map “a blatant violation of all international legitimacy resolutions and international law.”
He said the Israeli provocations, along with attacks by illegal settlers, require “an urgent international stance to stop what the Palestinian people are being subjected to from war and destruction.”
The Palestinian spokesman called on the incoming US administration “to work to stop all Israeli policies, actions, and procedures that do not serve security and peace in the region.”
