Al Jazeera
Germany has condemned Israeli plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, describing the move as “unacceptable”.
“We call on the Israeli government to halt the expansion of the settlements but, above all, the practice of land seizure, destruction of homes and expulsion of the Palestinian population,” Foreign Office spokesperson Josef Hinterseher said at a news briefing in Berlin.
Germany views the Israeli announcement “as unacceptable because it runs counter to a two-state solution” and it “naturally rejects any annexation efforts”.
The settlements are illegal under international law, but last week, the Israeli government said it will establish 22 settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank. That plan includes the “legalisation” of some outposts already built without government authorisation.
“We call on the Israeli government to halt the expansion of the settlements but, above all, the practice of land seizure, destruction of homes and expulsion of the Palestinian population,” Foreign Office spokesperson Josef Hinterseher said at a news briefing in Berlin.
Germany views the Israeli announcement “as unacceptable because it runs counter to a two-state solution” and it “naturally rejects any annexation efforts”.
The settlements are illegal under international law, but last week, the Israeli government said it will establish 22 settlements on Palestinian land in the West Bank. That plan includes the “legalisation” of some outposts already built without government authorisation.
