A draft of a European Union resolution said the EU was \”deeply dismayed\” by Israeli plans for new construction in settlements but did not mention sanctions.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu \”agreed to disagree\” on a plan to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area near Jerusalem.
The Palestinians appealed to the United Nations Security Council to stop Israel from making plans to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area outside of Jerusalem.
The Union for Reform Judaism criticized Israel for its decision to build new settlement housing and the Palestinians for unilaterally seeking upgraded status at the United Nations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a dressing down from Angela Merkel on Wednesday over his plans to build more Israeli settlements, a policy that has incensed Europe and left even Germany, one of Israel\’s strongest allies, questioning his commitment to peace.
The United States on Monday reiterated its opposition to new Israeli settlement activity on West Bank land including in the site known as \”E1\”, which it said could be especially damaging to efforts to achieve a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Palestinians took to the streets of Ramallah on Thursday night and into the early hours of Friday morning to celebrate the UN General Assembly vote bestowing non-member status to “Palestine.”
Israel plans to build thousands of new homes for its settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, an Israeli official said on Friday, defying a U.N. vote that implicitly recognized Palestinian statehood there.
A U.N. General Assembly vote on Thursday recognizing a Palestinian state will do nothing to make it a reality, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the U.N. General Assembly\’s vote to implicitly recognize a Palestinian state, calling it an \”unfortunate and counter-productive\” move that places more obstacles in the path to peace.
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