PLO condemns expansionist policy of Israel

The Palestinian Liberation Organization condemned Israel's expansionist policy of Israel, suppressive practices, Judaization, confiscation of territories, settlement building and imposition of sieges on the Palestinian people.

A statement released by PLO yesterday urged the international community and peace process sponsors to unify effective measures by pressuring Israel to halt these practices and withdraw from the occupied Palestinian territories so the Palestinian people can become capable of practicing their rights to self-determination through establishing an independent country with comprehensive sovereignty on its national homeland.

The statement also confirmed that a just and comprehensive peace will not be achieved unless the Palestinians are able to return to their houses and Israel withdraws from all Arab occupied territories in Palestine, the Syrian Golan and south Lebanon.