Forty-seven United Nations experts issued a statement in which they affirmed that the annexation of the occupied territories is a “serious violation” of international law, specifically the United Nations Charter and the Geneva Conventions and contrary to the fundamental rule affirmed many times by the United Nations Security Council and General Assembly that the acquisition of territory by war or force is inadmissible. Experts have emphasized that Israel’s annexation of parts of the West Bank falls under this clause. Among the signers was Mr. Michael Lynk, Special Rapporteur of the United Nations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. To check the news, click here