On the latest Israeli announcement on settlements: Statement by High Representative Federica Mogherini

EU News 447/2014

Brussels , 05/11/2014
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Statement by EU High Representative

"The approval of the construction of 500 new housing units in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Ramat Shlomo decided by the Israeli Interior Ministry's District Committee for Planning and Construction in Jerusalem risks to jeopardize the on-going efforts to resume a diplomatic process. The international community, starting from the EU, is engaged in providing assistance for the rehabilitation of Gaza and help the parties to restart a peace process, but this decision represents yet another highly detrimental step which undermines the prospects for a two-state solution and seriously calls into question Israel's commitment to a peaceful negotiated settlement with the Palestinians.

Since the pleas by the EU, by its Member States and by many other members of the international community on the issue of Israeli settlements have remained unheard, I call on the Israeli authorities to reverse it and put an end to its settlement policy in East Jerusalem and in the West Bank."

Source and additional information:
http://eeas.europa.eu/statements-eeas/2014/141105_01_en.htm

File Photo: EU HR/VP Federica MOGHERINI (C)EU, 2014 URL

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