The Amnesty International Organization (AIO), based in London, condemned on Tuesday US reorganization of legality of the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
The organization released a statement saying that the settlements will remain as crimes of war committed by Israel.
Mike Pompeo, US Secretary of State on Monday said that his country doesn’t consider settlements built in the West Bank as a violation of the international law.
The organization addressed the world and warned that Israel behaves as if it is above the law.
Tel Aviv continues abusing the international law and human rights of the Palestinians under occupation.
The US administration supports Israel without condition but Washington’s stance toward the Israeli settlements will not change principles of the international law.
The international law defines building of settlements in the West Bank even the eastern part of Jerusalem as an illegal activity and may be compared to crimes of war.
It is worth mentioning that the international community refuse to acknowledge legality of the Israeli settlements in occupied parts of the Arab lands following 5 June 1967 war.
This refusal is based on the Fourth Geneva Convention related to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War.
That convention prohibits the occupying authorities from transferring Israelis to the occupied lands.
The European Court of Justice ruled days earlier that 28- member of the European Union should tag products of the Israeli settlements not as Israeli-made goods.
Products from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories must be clearly labeled when on sale in EU countries, the bloc’s highest court has ruled.
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On Tuesday morning the European Court said that “foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the state of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin”.
Israeli producers had argued that labeling wares as being from “Israel” should be sufficient, and that any other distinction would encourage a boycott of their goods and, therefore, the country.
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