"These steps indicate that Israel is trying to make the occupation permanent and has no intention of achieving peace," says the Turkish Foreign Ministry.The Israeli Cabinet last week approved steps proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich aimed at "legalising" settlement outposts in the West Bank and imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority. /Photo: Reuters Archive
"These steps indicate that Israel is trying to make the occupation permanent and has no intention of achieving peace," a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said on Friday. The Israeli Cabinet last week approved steps proposed by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich aimed at"legalising" settlement outposts in the West Bank and imposing sanctions on the Palestinian Authority.