The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, issued a statement calling on the government of Israel not to move forward with its plans to illegally annex a part of the occupied Palestinian territories, saying that it would have “a disastrous impact on human rights” throughout the Middle East. The High Commissioner cautioned that the illegal annexation would not change Israel’s obligations as an occupying power towards the occupied population under international humanitarian or human rights law, but rather would harm the prospect of a two-state solution and weaken the prospects for the resumption of negotiations. To check the news, click here