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Thursday, January 11, 2018
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, January 11, 2018
EU urges Israel to rescind approval of latest settlement homes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe European Union condemns Israel’s latest settlements’ announcements, and urges Jerusalem to reverse the decision.
A EU spokesperson says the plans to approve over a thousand Israel homes in the West Bank “will further jeopardize the prospect of a contiguous and viable future Palestinian state.”
“The European Union’s position on Israeli settlement construction and related activities is clear and has not changed: all settlement activity is illegal under international law, and it undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace,” the spokesperson says.
“The EU expects the Israeli authorities to reconsider and reverse these decisions,” he adds.
— Raphael Ahren
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