07/11/2013 (Agence Europe) - Ashton asks Israel to reconsider its decision to build new housing in settlements. On 7 November, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton called on the Israeli government to reconsider its decision to launch calls for tenders for 1,859 housing units - 828 in East Jerusalem and 1,031 in the West Bank. She criticised the Israeli authorities' announcement of this on 3 November. Reiterating “the EU's longstanding...