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European states call on Israel to halt West Bank settler project
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BRUSSELS, 29 October 2021, (TON): A group of 12 European countries on Thursday urged Israel to scrap plans for the construction of more than 3,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank.
A day after the US criticised the plan, France, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden said in a joint statement that Israel should cancel its decision to build the settlements.
The foreign ministries of the 12 said “we urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance plans for the construction of around 3,000 settlement units in the West Bank.”
They said “we reiterate our strong opposition to its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, which violates international law and undermines efforts for the two-state solution.”
Israel made fresh moves towards building the settler homes in the occupied West Bank, a move also condemned by the Palestinians.
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