UAE strongly condemns Netanyahu's 'Greater Israel' statements

Friday, 15 August 2025 06:36

By ARN News Staff

The UAE has expressed in the strongest terms its condemnation for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statements regarding the “Greater Israel” vision, considering it a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.

In a statement released on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed the UAE’s categorical rejection of any threat to the sovereignty of Arab states, and called for an end to similar statements and actions by the Israeli government.

UAE Strongly Condemns Israeli Statements Regarding “Greater Israel”https://t.co/Kd66hoG7yk pic.twitter.com/eIjp5tngMc
— MoFA وزارة الخارجية (@mofauae) August 14, 2025

The Ministry also highlighted the importance of halting all settlement and expansionist plans that threaten regional stability, peace and coexistence in the region and among its peoples.

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