CAIRO (PIC)– The Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs on Tuesday summoned Israel’s ambassador to Cairo to protest his government’s decision to expand settlements in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Ala’addin Yousuf who heads the Israeli affairs section at the ministry told the ambassador that the Israeli government’s plan contradicts the principle of land for peace and the efforts made in this regard a ministry spokesman said.
Israel’s announcement about its intention to build 3000 new Jewish settlement homes in a critical area of the West Bank near occupied Jerusalem came in the wake of a historic vote by the UN general assembly to upgrade the Palestinians’ diplomatic status.
Britain France and Australia have also summoned the Israeli ambassadors to condemn the plan.
