In particular, the Israelis were angered at criticism of building plans for Jerusalem neighborhoods, all of which are considered certain to remain in Israeli hands in any final settlement.
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Israel said the violence is fuelled by a Palestinian campaign of lies and incitement.
It maintained that Israeli forces executed Palestinians in “cold-blood” and on the grounds of mere suspicion, maintaining that forces acted as both judges and executioners.
“As the recent Quartet Report highlighted, this is part of an ongoing process of land seizures, settlement expansion, legalizations of outposts, and denial of Palestinian development that risk entrenching a one-state reality of perpetual occupation and conflict”, the statement said.
Israel continues to interfere in the sportsmanship of the Palestinians.
A view of Gilo.
Qaraqe added that the Palestinian prisoners said they were dependent on the Ma’an TV channel for their main source of news on Palestine and deeply resented the IPS officials’ decision. “Gilo is a deal breaker”.
“After contacts [between] the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), the Israeli authorities agreed to give travel permits to seven Gazan players through the Erez Crossing to join their colleagues who left Gaza last Wednesday”, PFA press officer Mustafa Siyam told Anadolu Agency. Palestinians, however, desire East Jerusalem as a capital of its own state. “It is about time we hear this from the U.S. The whole worldwide community is condemning these Israeli actions. They are a violation of the Geneva convention, which specifically prohibits the occupying power from transferring people in the areas it is occupying”.
In a almost identical incident earlier this week, Israel prevented seven Palestinian players from Hebron-based Ahly al-Khalil from entering the Gaza Strip to play Shabab Khan Younis, citing the fact that they hold Israeli ID cards.
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Israeli settlements in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank are viewed as illegal under global law.
