(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative (PNI), said that Israel’s railway plan is its ultimate attempt to annex the West Bank.
The Israeli Civil Administration's approval to go ahead with the railway plan in the West Bank targets foiling any Palestinian attempt to establish a Palestinian state on West Bank territories, Barghouthi said.
He stressed that the Civil Administration's decision came in total disregard to the PA and the peace process and negotiations.
The railway plan is part of the Israeli racist policy in addition to the Apartheid wall, checkpoints, bypass roads, and the unfair military laws, he added.
MP Barghouthi stressed the need to address this Israeli racist plan through heading to the International Criminal Court, and not to negotiations.
The Israel Civil Administration revealed on Wednesday the grandiose railway plan that links all West Bank cities with one another and the Israeli settlements. The plan includes 473 kilometers of rail with 30 stations on 11 lines and dozens of bridges and tunnels.
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