RAMALLAH, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Palestine on Wednesday warned that the Israeli plan to annex parts of the West Bank territory will extend to take over the entire territory, urging the international community to prevent it.
Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat told the official Palestinian radio station that "the Israeli plan is fully backed by the United States."
"There is an American green light to Israel to go ahead and annex all of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which would be the biggest attempt to take over Palestinian lands and undermine the chances of establishing an independent Palestinian state," he said.
The Palestinian leadership is holding contacts with world leaders, Erekat added.
He urged the international community to intervene with serious steps to prevent Israel from going ahead with its plan to take over wide areas of the West Bank.
At the same time, Erekat warned of a possible "escalation" on the ground in light of the Palestinian decision to abolish ties with Israel and the United States last week over Netanyahu's move. Enditem
