European Union (EU) on Thursday renewed its rejection of Israel's settlement expansion policy in the Palestinian territories and condemned the Israeli government's approval of the construction of 1,000 new settlement units in Occupied Jerusalem.

The EU said in a statement that over the past two weeks the Israeli authorities have promoted plans and tenders for about 2,000 settlement units in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

 

The EU stressed that such projects, which are illegal under international law, undermine efforts toward a "viable Palestinian state" and create obstacles to the peace process.

 

It added that it will continue to work with both the Palestinian and Israeli sides as well as international and regional partners to resume talks on the two-state solution.

 

 

 

Source: The Palestinian Information Center