Israel blocks Arabic ministerial meetings in the West Bank!

Israel blocks Arabic ministerial meetings in the West Bank!

Ramallah, Palästinensische Gebiete - On May 31, 2025, Israel blocked his cooperation with a planned meeting of the Foreign Minister of several Arab countries, including Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. This meeting was to take place in Ramallah, the administrative capital of the Palestinian Authority in the occupied West Bank. An Israeli civil servant said that the Palestinian Authority, which did not condemn the massacre of October 7 of last year, feels the meeting as provocative and that Israel will not support measures that endanger its security.

demonstrations about the Arab ministers who want to travel from Jordan to West Bank are restricted by the security controls of Israel, since the country controls both the limits and the airspace. This step comes to a critical moment, since an international conference is on discussion about the Palestinian statehood from June 17th to 20th in New York. In view of the increasing pressure from the United Nations and European countries that support a two-state solution, this blockade is particularly explosive. French President Emmanuel Macron has described the recognition of a Palestinian state as a moral duty and political necessity.

security situation escalated

The security situation has increased significantly in recent months. Last week the Israeli military opened fire on a diplomatic convoy, the diplomats of the EU, the United Kingdom, Russia and China, near the Jenin refugee camp. This campaign led to international outrage, whereby Israel defended itself with the fact that it had given "warning shots" after the convoy had deviated from its agreed route.

Since the outbreak of the conflict on October 7, 2023, when more than 1,100 people were killed in Israel and kidnapped over 200, the Gaza Strip suffered from enormous losses. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, at least 54,381 Palestinians have been killed since then and 124,054. The government media office in the Gaza Strip even updated the death figures to over 61,700, while thousands are missing from the ruins.

international reactions and legal situation

The Israeli government is increasingly criticized, especially because of the continuation of the settlement building in the West Bank. According to reports, 22 new illegal settlements have already been planned. Human rights groups and Palestinian officials sharply condemn these expansionist measures. In July, the International Court of Justice said that the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian areas was illegal and called for the evacuation of all settlements in these regions.

The historical and legal basis for the conflict goes back to the foundation of the United Nations in 1945. After the Palestinians were fled in 1948 due to the war, the conflict remains unsolved to this day. The UN Security Council has repeatedly requested the return to peace negotiations, but the ongoing construction of Israeli settlements makes a possible solution.

For more information on the background and developments, read the reports on Un.org and PagePlace .