Brussels: The European Union on Thursday said it "regrets" Israel's choice to raise new pilgrim homes in East Jerusalem, reviewing that settlements were illicit under global law.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday concurred plans to construct 1,500 new pilgrim homes in the city's Arab part, a move the Palestinians said "crushes the peace process". "I might want to review that, on 27 September, the Middle East Quartet approached all gatherings to avoid activities that undermine trust or prejudge last status issues," Eu remote strategy head Catherine Ashton said in a proclamation. "The Eu has over and over expressed that settlements are unlawful under universal law. It has likewise approached Israel to end all settlement movement, incorporating regular development, and to disassemble stations raised since March 2001. "The Eu laments the later settlement reports. Any activities that could hamper or undermine the on-going transactions must be kept away from," Ashton said. "Strong and conclusive administration is wanted for these transactions to succeed." An agent for Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Nabil Abu Rudeina, said the move "is a message to the global group that Israel is a nation that doesn't respect international law.
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