Brussels, 02/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - EU High Representative Catherine Ashton called on Israel on Wednesday 2 November to “reverse” its decision to speed up settlement activity with the construction of 2,000 new housing units in East Jerusalem and the West Bank in response to Palestinian accession to UNESCO on 31 October. Ashton says she is “deeply concerned” by the situation and argues that “Israeli settlement activity is illegal” under international law, and this includes in...