European Union (EU) Strongly Condemns Israel’s Illegal Plan To Build 30 New Settlements

The European Union says the expansion of Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem is “illegal under international law”, noting this was confirmed by the International Court of Justice in July last year.

The continued expansion of illegal settlements “severely undermines prospects for peace and the two-state solution”, the European External Action Service’s spokesperson said in a statement.

The EU called on the Israeli government to “reverse these decisions, to abide by its obligations under international law and to protect the Palestinian population of the occupied territories”.

It also said the EU remains committed to a “comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution in accordance with relevant UN Security Council Resolutions where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side-by-side in peace within secure and recognised borders”.Continue Your, Reading. .