On May 10, the United Arab Emirates joined a group of countries in condemning the Israeli government’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank. Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan said, “This unilateral step is illegal, undermines chances for peace and contradicts all efforts made by the international community to reach a lasting political solution in accordance with relevant international resolutions,” In the statement, carried by the state-owned Emirates News Agency, Al Nahyan explicitly dismissed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s often-made claim that the Arab world will ultimately accept annexation. Such suggestions “contradict the reality of the Arab position, as the Arab consensus is declared and fixed in the decisions issued by the League of Arab States and confirmed in many Arab ministerial meetings,” the UAE’s top diplomat affirmed. To check the news, click here