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UN chief says new Israeli settlement legislation violates international law

7 February 2017, 7:59 pm
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A new Israeli law legalizing dozens of Jewish settler outposts in the Palestinian West Bank is in violation of international law, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says.

“This bill is in contravention of international law and will have far reaching legal consequences for Israel,” Guterres says in a statement.

Antonio Guterres, newly confirmed as incoming UN secretary-general, with Israel's envoy to the UN Danny Danon, soon after the appointment of Guterres was endorsed, October 13, 2016 (Courtesy)
Antonio Guterres (right), newly confirmed as incoming UN secretary-general, with Israel’s envoy to the UN Danny Danon, soon after the appointment of Guterres was endorsed, October 13, 2016 (Courtesy)

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