UK criticises Israel for new settlement approvals*

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The British Foreign Secretary has criticised Israel's decision to construct thousands of new settler housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, warning that it puts a viable two-state solution at risk. "The UK has repeatedly urged Israel to end illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank," tweeted Dominic Raab yesterday. "The decision to proceed with new settlements in Givat HaMatos [a Jerusalem neighbourhood] separates Palestinians in East Jerusalem from Bethlehem, and threatens the viability of a two state solution." His statement comes after the Israeli government earlier this week approved the construction of 2,572 new housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied Palestinian Territories of East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Despite repeated warnings from Israel's allies […]

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