US EditionIsrael Under Pressure in US to Reverse ‘Reckless’ Expansion of West Bank Settlements
- France condemned Israel's recent West Bank settlement expansion as a serious blow to the two-state solution and urged the reversal of the measures.
- Switzerland strongly condemned Israel's Security Cabinet decisions, stating these measures undermine the two-state solution and are illegal under international law.
- Palestine's UN ambassador Riyad Mansour condemned Israel's actions as de facto annexation and has initiated formal diplomatic steps at the UN to challenge the decision.
- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab Group condemned Israel's measures, warning they threaten regional stability and violate international law.
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The condemnations of the international community continued on Wednesday, following Israel ' s efforts to strengthen its control over the West Bank, where some 3 million Palestinians live.
The European Union and the United Nations today reiterated their condemnation of Israeli moves to tighten control over the West Bank, adopted on Sunday, which would pave the way for further settlement expansion in the occupied Palestinian territories. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today called on the United States and the international community to respond decisively to Israel's actions.
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