Press release
Minister for the Middle East statement on settlement units in East Jerusalem
24 January 2017
Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood has commented on the Jerusalem municipality approving plans to build 566 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem.
Foreign Office minister, Tobias Ellwood, said:
It is the long held view of the British Government that settlements built on occupied Palestinian territory are contrary to international law and an obstacle to a two-state solution and we condemn them. The UK reiterates its support for a negotiated peace settlement that leads to an Israel that is safe from terrorism and a Palestinian state that is viable and sovereign.
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Country: United Kingdom
Subject: Human rights and international humanitarian law, Jerusalem, Settlements
Publication Date: 24/01/2017