On Saturday 22 February, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, denounced the announcement of an imminent decision on new settlements in East Jerusalem.
In the midst of the campaign for the legislative elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu announced the creation of 4,000 new housing units in Givat Hamatos and 2,200 units in Har Homa.
“We call on Israel to reconsider these plans”, the High Representative stressed in a...