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US `disappointed` by Israeli settlement plans
The United States said Wednesday it was `deeply disappointed` by Israel`s announced plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem.
US `deeply disappointed` by Israel settler homes plan
Washington: The United States said Wednesday it was "deeply disappointed" by Israel`s announced plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. "We are deeply disappointed," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, who said the move was counter-productive to efforts to get direct negotiations started again between Israel and the Palestinians.
The US reaction came hours after Israel approved a plan to build 1,100 new homes in a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, a move Palestinians slammed as a rejection of a proposal by the so called Quartet -- the United Nations, EU, United States and Russia -- for new peace talks.
The Quartet proposed a resumption of talks after the Palestinian formally requested admission to the United Nations as a full member state, a step vehemently opposed by Israel and its closest ally, the United States.
Negotiations between the two sides broke off a year ago following Israel`s refusal to extend a moratorium on construction of settlement housing in the West Bank.
PTI
Washington: The United States said Wednesday it was "deeply disappointed" by Israel`s announced plans to build new homes for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. "We are deeply disappointed," said State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland, who said the move was counter-productive to efforts to get direct negotiations started again between Israel and the Palestinians.
The US reaction came hours after Israel approved a plan to build 1,100 new homes in a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, a move Palestinians slammed as a rejection of a proposal by the so called Quartet -- the United Nations, EU, United States and Russia -- for new peace talks.
The Quartet proposed a resumption of talks after the Palestinian formally requested admission to the United Nations as a full member state, a step vehemently opposed by Israel and its closest ally, the United States.
Negotiations between the two sides broke off a year ago following Israel`s refusal to extend a moratorium on construction of settlement housing in the West Bank.
PTI