The European Union (EU) has strongly denounced new Israeli plans to build more than 2000 housing units in the occupied West Bank.
The EU on Thursday reiterated its opposition to Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank after the Israeli occupation authority advanced plans for nearly 2200 settlement homes there.
“The European Union’s position on Israeli settlement construction and related activities is clear and remains unchanged. All settlement activity is illegal under international law and it undermines the viability of the two-state solution and the prospects for a lasting peace” EU spokesperson for foreign affairs and security policy Maja Kocijancic said a statement.
On Wednesday a settlement watchdog Peace Now said the plans were at various stages in the approval process with 1159 housing units having received the final approvals before building permits can be issued and 1032 at an earlier stage.
