US concerned about Israel’s advancement of hundreds of new housing units in West Bank and E. Jerusalem – USDoS statement/Non-UN document

Israeli Announcement of New Housing Units in the West Bank and East Jerusalem

Press Statement

Mark C. Toner

Deputy Department Spokesperson

Washington, D.C.

July 29, 2015

We are deeply concerned about the Israeli government’s announcement today of the advancement of nearly 300 new housing units in the West Bank settlement of Beit El, as well as hundreds of new housing units in East Jerusalem. The United States continues to view settlements as illegitimate and we strongly oppose steps to advance construction in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Settlement expansion threatens the two-state solution and calls into question Israel’s commitment to a negotiated resolution to the conflict. We continue to urge the Israeli government to refrain from unhelpful actions that undercut the possibility of a two-state solution. 

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2015/07/245478.htm