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Foreign Secretary statement on settlement units in the West Bank

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson condemns advancement by the Israeli authorities for 2,900 settlement units across the West Bank.

From:
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Published
20 October 2017
This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said:

The UK strongly condemns the advancement by the Israeli authorities of plans, tenders and permits for thousands of settlement units across the West Bank.

We are particularly concerned by the approval of settlement construction permits in Hebron for the first time in 15 years. Settlements are illegal under international law and undermine both the physical viability of the two-state solution and perceptions of Israel鈥檚 commitment to it.

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Published 20 October 2017