BEIRUT, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Seniora condemned Thursday the Israeli decision to confiscate over103 hectares of Palestinian lands surrounding Jerusalem.
In a statement, Seniora denounced that the current Israeli decision alongside the construction of the separating barrier were attempts to cut out the West Bank from Jerusalem, which revealed that talks regarding regional peace was hoax.
"Calling for an international conference for Mideast peace will not be beneficial" if the Jewish state continued occupying Palestinian lands, said Seniora, adding that Israel would only increase hostility against its citizens if it continued on its current policy.
Seniora has also contacted Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa, expressing his discontent towards the Israeli decision to confiscate Palestinian lands.
Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz reported Tuesday that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recently issued an order expropriating the lands from four Arab villages located between East Jerusalem and the West Bank settlement of Ma'aleh Adumim.
The Israeli practice came amid intensive efforts exerted by concerned parties to hold a U.S.-proposed international conference in a bid to revive the stalled Mideast peace process.
