Posts Tagged: Israel construction plans
Report: Abbas to Temporarily Shelve Demand of Israeli Settlement Construction Freeze as Negotiations Precondition
JNS.org - Amid the Trump administration’s Mideast peace push, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas will temporarily shelve his longtime demand that Israel freeze construction in...
Israel’s Justice Minister Calls US Condemnation of Planned West Bank Apartment Construction ‘Disproportionate’
JNS.org - A senior Israeli official said Thursday that the recent US condemnation of building plans in the West Bank was "disproportionate," according to reports by Channel 2 and the Times...
State Department Slams Israeli Building Plans, Calls Settlement Activity ‘Corrosive’
JNS.org - The US State Department on Wednesday expressed concern over Israel's plans to build over the pre-1967 Green Line, including 323 housing units eastern...
The State Department Is Tangled Up in Its Own Jerusalem Rhetoric
JNS.org - The US State Department has accused Israel of “undermining” peace by planning to build homes in areas in and around Jerusalem that happen to...
EU Threatens Relations With Israel Over Jerusalem Construction Plans
JNS.org - The European Union (EU) joined the United States in criticism of Israel's plan to construct 2,610 residential units in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood...
