EU urges Israel to halt settlement expansion as settlers attack children
EU urges Israel to halt settlement expansion as settlers attack children Pressure is growing on the EU to sanction Israel for its expansion of illegal...
Key points
- EU urges Israel to halt settlement expansion as settlers attack children Pressure is growing on the EU to sanction Israel for its expansion of illegal settlements and violence against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank.
- The European Union has renewed its call on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that continued construction and other unilateral measures threaten the viability of a future Palestinian state.
- Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Israeli settlers attack Sinjil town in occupied West Bank - list 2 of 3Church of England backs Palestinian Christians despite backlash - list 3 of 3‘They took our toilet’: How a settlement has squeezed a Palestinian village The statement came days after Israel’s security cabinet approved the allocation of 1.3 billion shekels ($427.8m) to establish 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
- The United Nations, the International Court of Justice and most countries consider Israeli settlements in territory occupied by Israel since 1967 to be illegal under international law.
What happened
EU urges Israel to halt settlement expansion as settlers attack children Pressure is growing on the EU to sanction Israel for its expansion of illegal settlements and violence against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank. The European Union has renewed its call on Israel to halt the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, warning that continued construction and other unilateral measures threaten the viability of a future Palestinian state. Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Israeli settlers attack Sinjil town in occupied West Bank - list 2 of 3Church of England backs Palestinian Christians despite backlash - list 3 of 3‘They took our toilet’: How a settlement has squeezed a Palestinian village The statement came days after Israel’s security cabinet approved the allocation of 1.3 billion shekels ($427.8m) to establish 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank. The United Nations, the International Court of Justice and most countries consider Israeli settlements in territory occupied by Israel since 1967 to be illegal under international law. The renewed diplomatic pressure comes amid continuing violence in the occupied West Bank, where Palestinians,...