UK, France, Germany, Italy and Canada condemn Israel's West Bank settlement project
European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
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"Not only will they [the plans] take us further from peace, but they further undermine Israel's international standing."
— Ed Miliband , Politician
Key People
Benjamin Netanyahu is the prime minister of Israel.
Bezalel Smotrich is the far-right Israeli Finance Minister known for supporting settlement policies in the West Bank.
Ed Miliband is a British politician and a member of the Labour Party.
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European countries and Canada pile on pressure over Israel's plans to expand settlements in a strategically vital part of the occupied West Bank.
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