09/11/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday evening 8 November, the spokesperson for the European External Action Service (EEAS) criticised the Israeli authorities' approval on 2 November of the construction permits for 181 housing units in the "illegal" settlement of Gilo, "thereby compromising contiguity between East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which is crucial for the viability of the two-state solution". "We regret that Israel has proceeded with these building permits despite continuous...