New York, June 12 (RHC)-- Nations around the world condemned the comments by U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman who told The New York Times that Israel has the right to annex parts of the West Bank.

In April, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a campaign promise to annex the illegally occupied territory.

On the heels of his comments, several UN representatives weighed in on his annexationist statements, pointing out that such a move to make the West Bank formally a part of Isreal is against international law.

Before becoming ambassador, Friedman worked as Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer and had no diplomatic experience.  His comments came just days after five Democratic senators, including 2020 hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, introduced a resolution condemning an Israeli plan to annex the occupied West Bank.