Despite US And EU Objections, Israel Plans To Build 3130 Settlement Dwellings

Israel announced plans to build 3,130 homes for Jewish settlers deep in the occupied West Bank, defying US President Joe Biden and 13 EU countries.
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Despite US And EU Objections, Israel Plans To Build 3130 Settlement Dwellings
Nicosia : The Israeli government revealed plans on October 27 to build 3,130 homes for Jewish settlers deep within the occupied West Bank, defying the greatest criticism of such projects to date from US President Joe Biden's administration as well as 13 EU countries. The Israeli government of Naftali Bennett and the Biden Administration clashed for the first time over this decision. "We strongly oppose the extension of settlements, which is clearly inconsistent with efforts to lessen tensions and promote peace, and it harms the prospects for a two-state solution," US State Department spokesman Ned Price said ahead of the announcement on October 26. Price went on to say that the Biden administration will "specifically raise the US administration's views on this matter with senior Israeli officials in private meetings." The foreign ministries of Germany, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, and Sweden…