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U.N. chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as 'provocative acts'
Source: Reuters
World | Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:48pm EST
U.N. chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as 'provocative acts'
UNITED NATIONS | BY MICHELLE NICHOLS
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel's settlement activities as "provocative acts" that raise questions about its commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation.
The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war. The last round of peace talks broke down in April 2014 and Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in recent months.
Israel confirmed on Thursday that it would appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, an area where Israel already has many settlement farms built on land Palestinians seek for a state.
Ban also said he was "deeply troubled" by reports that the Israeli government had approved plans for more than 150 new homes in "illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank."
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U.N. chief Ban slams Israeli settlements as 'provocative acts'
UNITED NATIONS | BY MICHELLE NICHOLS
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday slammed Israel's settlement activities as "provocative acts" that raise questions about its commitment to a two-state solution amid growing Palestinian frustration over nearly 50 years of occupation.
The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war. The last round of peace talks broke down in April 2014 and Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in recent months.
Israel confirmed on Thursday that it would appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, an area where Israel already has many settlement farms built on land Palestinians seek for a state.
Ban also said he was "deeply troubled" by reports that the Israeli government had approved plans for more than 150 new homes in "illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank."
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-un-idUSKCN0V42B6
