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Turkish diplomat criticizes West Bank annexation in Jordan

Turkey's ambassador to Jordan is the latest Middle Eastern and international politician to criticize Israel's plans to annex parts of the Palestinian territory.

Al-Monitor Staff
Al-Monitor Staff
Jul 8, 2020
Palestinian demonstrators wave national flags during a protest against the expansion of existing Jewish settlements, in the town of Biddya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 6, 2020. In the background bungalows built by settlers on the outskirts of the Karni Shamron settlement are visible. (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP) (Photo by JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images)
Palestinian demonstrators wave national flags during a protest against the expansion of existing Jewish settlements, in the town of Biddya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on July 6, 2020. — JAAFAR ASHTIYEH/AFP via Getty Images

Turkey’s ambassador to Jordan criticized Israel’s planned annexation of parts of the West Bank today.

Ismail Aramaz spoke to the Jordanian Parliament in Amman on Wednesday. During the meeting, he said that Turkey agrees with Jordan and opposes any annexation of Palestinian territory by Israel, according to the Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency.

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