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Tuesday, March 15, 2016
UN chief asks Israel to reverse West Bank land seizure
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Israel to reverse its confiscation of land in the West Bank, describing the decision as “an impediment to the two-state solution” in the Middle East.
The appeal comes after Israel declared 234 hectares of West Bank territory to be state land, fueling concerns of a new spike in tensions with the Palestinians.
“Such actions appear to point toward an increase in settlement activities and demonstrate that Israel is continuing to push forward in the consolidation of its control of the West Bank,” says UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
“Settlements are illegal under international law and the secretary-general urges the government of Israel to halt and reverse such actions in the interest of a just and comprehensive peace and a just final status agreement,” he says.
— AFP
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