Fattouh welcomes the Portuguese parliament's vote on two resolutions condemning the seizure of lands and annexation of the West Bank

Ramallah 3-4-2026
The President of the Palestinian National Council Ruhi Ftouh welcomed the Portuguese Parliament's majority vote on the two resolutions condemning the seizure of Palestinian lands, and the Israeli trends aiming to annex parts of the occupied West Bank,including East Jerusalem.

In a statement he issued today, Friday, Fattouh considered that this step reflects an advanced awareness of the nature of the grave violations committed by the occupation authorities. In explicit commitment to the rules of international law and principles of international legitimacy, which prohibit the seizure of lands by_force and criminalize the policies of annexation settlement.

Fattouh affirmed that this parliamentary position constitutes a clear legal and political message, rejecting attempts to establish a colonial and replacement reality that contradicts the rules of the international system. For me, it represents important support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, first and foremost their right to self-determination and establishing their independent state on their land, calling for All national , continental and international parliaments to take advanced similar positions, moving from the circle of condemnation to the circle of acting action, including adoption Practical measures to account the occupation system for its continuous violations, and work to activate international pressure mechanisms to stop policies of annexation and_settlement expansion.

The Speaker of the Council called for imposing sanctions on the Israeli Knesset and its members, who have approved dozens of racist laws and legislations that legitimize discrimination and undermine the foundations of justice, considering that the continued evasion of accountability encourages the deepening of violations and undermines the credibility of the system. international legal matter, stressing that the protection of international law is not achieved by_declarations but by political will that translate into deterrent measures and that respecting the rights of peoples requires a firm international position that ends the occupation and puts an end to its policies based on imposing the status status by force.