Israeli authorities have approved the construction of more than 1,700 new homes, a non-governmental organisation says. Half the \u201cnew neighborhood\u201d comprising 1,738 housing units will be in the city\u2019s annexed east, the Israeli NGO Peace Now said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf it weren\u2019t for the [Gaza] war there would be a lot of noise. It\u2019s a highly problematic project for the continuity of a Palestinian state between the southern West Bank and East Jerusalem,\u201d Peace Now\u2019s Hagit Ofran told AFP news agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Palestinian foreign ministry said that the plan by Israel is to \u201cflood Jerusalem with settlements and settlers\u201d and \u201cseparate it from its Palestinian surroundings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Israeli settlements in occupied territories are illegal under international law. Tel Aviv does not recognize international law and flagrantly violates the UN Charter and all <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 2016, the UN Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israeli settlement building, saying it has \u201cno legal validity and constitutes a flagrant violation under international law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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