Israel's decisions defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory
Israel will continue to build settlements in West Bank
Israeli FM says Israeli settlements in the West Bank will continue to be built under the current government.
Tuesday 28/02/2023
Israel's decisions defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory
BERLIN - Israel's foreign minister, Eli Cohen, said that Israeli settlements in the West Bank would continue to be built under the current government, as it had under the previous one.
"Definitely we will continue to build there as well," he said on Tuesday during a joint news conference in Berlin with his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock.
The move defies growing international opposition to construction in the occupied territory.
Last month, the UN Security Council passed a statement strongly criticizing Israeli settlement construction on occupied lands claimed by the Palestinians.
The United States, Israel’s closest ally, blocked what would have been an even tougher legally binding resolution, with diplomats saying they had received Israeli assurances of refraining from unilateral acts for six months.