he United States responded on Monday to news that Israel was planning to expand its state land and launch a new building project in the West Bank. The IDF on Sunday conferred the status of state land on 4,000 dunams in the Gush Etzion region, thus ending the civil administration’s investigation into the possibility that parcels were private Palestinian property. The new designation for an area known as Gevaot opens the door for settlers to advance plans to build a fifth city in the West Bank on those dunams. We have long made clear our opposition to continued settlement activity, a State Department official said. This announcement, like every other settlement announcement Israel makes, planning step they approve and construction tender they issue, is counterproductive to Israels stated goal of a negotiated two-state solution with the Palestinians. We urge the government of Israel to reverse this decision, the US official said in Washington.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 00:27:09 +0000
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