EU parliament lawmakers slam Trump’s new plan as unlawful

An overwhelming majority of the European Parliament lawmakers have censured a US-devised proposal of the so-called “deal of the century”, saying the contentious plan flies in the face of international law.

According to Press TV, during a session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, the EU lawmakers said the plan that the administration of US President Donald Trump has drawn up in cooperation with the illegal Zionist entity runs contrary to international law and is biased towards the regime in Tel Aviv.

Dutch MEP Kati Piri denounced the American scheme as “one-sided, illegal and intentionally provocative,” adding that it is aimed at “legalizing settlement and annexation of the West Bank” while risks bringing “more suffering for the Palestinian people.”

Similarly, Spanish MEP Manu Pineda called the US proposal the “fraud of the century.”

Belgian MEP Hilde Vautmans also urged the EU to use its “credibility to intervene as an honest broker” and EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell to initiate a peace conference.

The European Union has already rejected Trump’s self-proclaimed peace plan for West Asia.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell also addressed the session, saying Israel’s possible annexation of the Jordan Valley under the plan — drawn up by the US administration in cooperation with Israel — could fuel Palestinian anger and protests.

He also noted that Trump’s plot in the region challenges international parameters.

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