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Sweden ‘strongly condemns’ wave of settlement construction approval
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSweden raps Israel for the recent wave of approval for thousands of houses in West Bank settlements and East Jerusalem, saying the Stockholm government “strongly condemns” the move.
“The settlements constitute a flagrant violation of international law and contravene Security Council resolution 2334 on Israeli settlements, adopted on 23 December 2016,” the statement says, singling out the homes planned for East Jerusalem as “highly problematic.”
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