US Criticizes Israeli Settlement Plans in West Bank

par This Is Beirut, 15/08 22:39 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The United States criticized on Thursday the Israeli authorities' approval of a plan to build a new settlement in the occupied West Bank on land designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced the plan on Wednesday, openly stating that Israel aimed to create elements to "combat the dangerous project ...