Israeli District Committee in Jerusalem has approved plans to build 2,969 new settlement units in the French Hill, Pisgat Ze ev and Givat Shaked settlements, Safa news agency reported on Wednesday. .
WHEN ISRAELI TROOPS stormed the Aqsa mosque compound last week during Ramadan prayers, much of the world vicariously experienced the raid as it took place. Raw video footage of soldiers storming through screaming crowds with stun grenades exploding as congregants ran for safety was transmitted globally at the speed of information.
The provocative attack on a site considered holy to billions of people triggered an almost immediate reaction, not just among international media and online, but at the diplomatic level as well. Within a day of the incident, U.S. lawmakers, European states, and even Arab governments that have good relations with Israel were publicly condemning the assault and demanding de-escalation. These actors were themselves reacting to the pressure coming, or expected, from their own populations, much of whom had livestreamed the events or seen clips of the social media videos.
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European powers call on Israel to halt settlement expansion
Five European powers called on Israel to cease its policy of settlement expansion across the West Bank. Over 500 settlement homes are slated to be built in the territory.
Israel s construction of settlements is illegal under international law
The foreign ministers of Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy on Thursday called on Israel to stop the construction of illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territories. We urge the government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the Har Homa E area of the occupied West Bank, and to cease its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories, the foreign ministers said in a joint statement.