US settlement move endorses 'law of the jungle' - Palestinians
These are external links and will open in a new window/ The mosque of the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Issawiya and the Maale Adumim settlement seen in the background Palestinians have condemned a decision by the US to abandon its four-decades-old position that Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank are inconsistent with international law. Chief negotiator Saeb Erekat said it threatened to replace international law with the "law of the jungle". But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the US move, saying it "rights a ...
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