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TEHRAN, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli settlement expansion bill is a blatant violation of international law, Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi strongly condemned a recent Israeli settlement expansion bill, calling it a "mass and blatant violation" of international law and human rights, Press TV reported.
"The settlements are a serious obstacle to the materialization of the Palestinian people's right to self-determination," Qasemi said, adding that those who are behind such moves "must be prosecuted."
The spokesperson urged government and international institutions to make use of all possible means at their disposal "to oblige the Zionist regime (of Israel) to abide by international rules and principles."
The world should make an "immediate and practical" move to "stop the continuation of inhuman and illegal activities of this regime and prevent (the construction of) new settlements in Palestine," Qasemi was quoted as saying.
Israeli lawmakers reportedly approved a bill on Wednesday legalizing some 4,000 settler units built on a private Palestinian land in the West Bank.
