Europe, Canada condemn Israeli plans for new West Bank settlement

Israeli plans to build a major new illegal settlement that would cleave the occupied West Bank in two have provoked widespread condemnation from around the world. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Norway called Israel’s opening of construction tenders for more than 1,200 housing units under the E1 settlement project “unacceptable” and in violation of “the territorial contiguity of the Palestinian Territories”.

The 'unacceptable' E1 plan carries 'legal and reputational consequences' for those participating, European nations warn.

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