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UK, Canada, Germany and others condemn Israel’s West Bank settlement expansion
Fourteen countries, including 12 European nations and Japan, condemned Israel's approval of 19 new settlements, citing violations of international law and risks to the two-state solution.
- On Wednesday, December 24, 2025, foreign ministries from 14 countries including France and Britain condemned Israel's approval of 19 new settlements in the West Bank.
- Led by far-right ministers, the cabinet voted earlier this week to recognise 19 new settlements in a bid led by Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defence Minister Israel Katz.
- International legal assessments note most governments and the United Nations say settlements violate international law, the UN found expansion highest since at least 2017, and the cabinet's package included retroactive legalisation of outposts.
- Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said 'Foreign governments will not restrict the right of Jews to live in the Land of Israel, and any such call is morally wrong and discriminatory against Jews', and Israel will respond accordingly, while the Palestinian Foreign Ministry called it a 'dangerous step'.
- Peace Now calculates the approvals amount to nearly a 50% expansion during this government's term, while a UN report found Israeli settlers launched at least 264 attacks last month, and plans include rebuilding Ganim and Kadim.
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12 European Countries, Canada and Japan Condemn Approval of New Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
Twelve European countries, as well as Canada and Japan, condemned Israel's decision at the beginning of the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, considering the measure to be detrimental to the prospects for peace...
A group of 14 countries, including France, Germany and Great Britain, condemned Israel's establishment of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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14 Western states, including Germany, France and Canada, have condemned Israel's approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
·Germany
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So far this year, there have been at least 1,770 attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the West Bank, according to the UN.
·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Leaning Left36Leaning Right16Center40Last UpdatedBias Distribution44% Center
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