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FCO Minister comments on Israeli plans to build settlement units

Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood expresses concern about the latest development, underlines the UK鈥檚 position on Israeli settlements and calls on the Israeli Government to refrain from such steps.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and 皇冠体育app Rt Hon Tobias Ellwood
Published
28 July 2015
This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Mr Ellwood said:

皇冠体育app UK is deeply concerned by reports that planning for 1,065 settlement units is being advanced, including possible retrospective approval of buildings built without permits or on private Palestinian land. 皇冠体育app UK鈥檚 position on Israeli settlements is clear: they are illegal under international law and undermine the prospects for a two-state solution. We call on the Israeli Government to discard these plans and refrain from such steps. Every settlement announcement has a negative impact on prospects for peace and a negotiated solution.

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Published 28 July 2015