Illegal Israeli settlement plans threaten Palestinian human rights

Friday 15 October 2010 Authorities urged to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units for Israeli civilians in occupied East Jerusalem. Amnesty International on Friday urged the Israeli authorities to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem. "The Israeli authorities must immediately halt expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied West Bank," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa. "Not only does the building contravene international law,…

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