01/03/2010 (Agence Europe) - Catherine Ashton, the high representative of the EU for foreign affairs, has criticised the decision of the Israeli government to add sites in Hebron and Bethlehem (which are situated in the occupied territories), to the list of national heritage sites of Israel. This is detrimental to attempts to relaunch peace negotiations, the spokesperson announced on 26 February. The EU calls on Israel to abstain from any provocative action and reiterates the importance of...