Wednesday, 26 May 2021 (YJC) The German government criticized ongoing Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian-run territories.
The German government on Wednesday criticized ongoing Israeli settlement expansion in the Palestinian-run territories and occupied Jerusalem, saying it is an impediment to a two-state solution.
Responding to reporters' questions during a regular press conference in Berlin, German Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesman Christofer Burger said Israeli settlements are not “compatible with international law.”
He also stressed that the Israeli settlement policy is an “obstacle to the goal of a negotiated two-state solution.”
A traditionally staunch ally of Israel, Germany has time and again gone out of its way to criticize the continued Israeli settlement building, saying it will only further complicate the so-called Middle East peace process.
Berlin has repeatedly vowed to continue its efforts, together with the US and other European Union partners, to find a mutually acceptable, negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that addresses the legitimate concerns of both sides.
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