US EditionUK, 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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14 Western states, including Germany, France and Canada, have condemned Israel's approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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.
The Israeli government called this call "morally reprehensible" on Thursday, 25 December. Israel announced on Sunday that it had approved the installation of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank.
14 countries, including Germany, criticise the approval of new settlements in the West Bank. Israeli Foreign Minister calls the criticism "morally false."
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vosgesmatin.frFrance is one of the 14 signatory countries to the appeal condemning the latest expansion of Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
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