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FCO statement on Israeli Land Authority announcement

Foreign Office spokesperson comments on the Israeli Land Authority's announcement today of tenders for the construction of 171 homes in settlements of Har Homa and Pisgat Ze鈥檈v in East Jerusalem.

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Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Published
29 June 2012
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Speaking earlier, FCO spokesperson, said:

鈥淭he Foreign Secretary made clear his condemnation of these settlement plans in his statement of 20 December 2011 when they were first announced. He urged the Israeli Government to 鈥渞evoke these decisions which are wrong and deeply counter-productive鈥� and are illegal under international law. Today鈥檚 announcement is therefore extremely disappointing. We repeat our call for the Israeli government to end systematic expansion of settlements鈥�.

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Published 29 June 2012