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European countries criticize Israel for planned settlement expansion

 


October 16, 2020

A group of five European countries condemned the Israeli government today for its “counterproductive” decision to build thousands of other settlement units in the occupied West Bank.

In a statement, the foreign ministries of France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Spain called for an immediate halt to settlement construction, as well as a pause in the evictions and demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

“The settlement expansion violates international law and further jeopardizes the viability of a two-state solution to bring about a just and lasting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” they said. “As we have stated directly with the Israeli government, this step further undermines efforts to rebuild trust between the parties with a view to resuming dialogue.”

During a meeting this week, Israel’s West Coast Civil Administration, which approves settlement planning and construction, signed another 4,948 settlement units. According to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, a majority of the new units will be located in the area between the Palestinian cities of Ramallah and Nablus.

Expansion makes 2020 the highest record year for settlement construction since the anti-settlement observer Peace Now began its registration in 2012.

About 450,000 Jewish settlers and 3 million Palestinians currently live in the West Bank. The settlements, built on territory captured in the 1967 war, are widely seen as a violation of international law and a threat to the chances of a two-state solution.

The five European governments describe the decision to build more houses for residents as “counterproductive” in light of recent normalization deals, adding that Israel’s promised annexation pause should become permanent.

Under US-brokered deals, Israel agreed to suspend its planned annexation of large parts of the West Bank. In return, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates have officially recognized the Jewish state and agree to cooperate with Israel in areas such as trade, investment and tourism.

The Trump administration has called on other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, to make their own deals with Israel. President Donald Trump has suggested as many as “five or six” deals are in the process.

The Saudi foreign minister downplayed the chances of an Israel-Saudi deal in the near future. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud told the Washington Institute on Thursday that bringing the Palestinians and Israelis to the negotiating table should be the priority of peace efforts before “final normalization”.



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