European Union slammed Israel’s new plan

European Union slammed Israel’s new plan

The European Union has slammed Israel’s settlement plan of building newhouses in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

In a joint statement, Estonia, Ireland, France, Norway and Albania stronglyopposed the expansion of settlements and any changes to the pre-1967borders.

The EU members called on Israel to immediately halt the construction ofsettlements in the occupied territories, including E1 and Givat Hamatos.