This is the second time in a week such approvals have been issued despite international objections. First, East Jerusalem, now more in the West Bank.
AsiaNews: The United Nations has condemned the Israeli project, which includes construction of new settlements and the expansion of some of them in the Occupied Territories in the West Bank. A senior UN official said such “unilateral actions” by the government led by Benjamin Netanyahu are an obstacle to peace and the two-state solution. The White House and new US administration led by Donald Trump has declined to comment on the Israeli decision.
Yesterday Prime Minister Netanyahu announced the construction of 2,500 new homes – the most impressive project in recent years – in Jewish settlements, in “response to housing needs.” This is the second announcement of this nature within a few days; the day after the swearing in of new President Trump, on 20 January, the government had given the green light to hundreds of new settlements. Read more here.
