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Minister for Middle East's statement on planned Israeli settlement

Minister for the Middle East Alistair Burt issued a statement on plans to retroactively ‘legalise’ a settlement in the West Bank – Netiv Ha’avot.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and The Rt Hon Alistair Burt
• Published: 27 February 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Minister Burt said:

The UK strongly condemns the Israeli government’s decision to ‘legalise’ the Netiv Ha’avot outpost in the West Bank. The international community has repeatedly stated that settlements are illegal under international law and undermine the physical viability of the two-state solution.

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Published 27 February 2018