U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced opposition to the settlement plans on Tuesday during a call with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz.
had voiced opposition to the proposed settlement Tuesday during a call with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz, according to a senior U.S. official not permitted to speak publicly on the talks.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to take a"decisive stance" on the Israeli decision, which he said amounted to a"message of disdain for the efforts of the U.S. administration." The settlement approval also seemed poised to test Israel's fragile governing coalition of ultra-nationalists, centrists and dovish parties that oppose settlements after the 12-year rule of former Prime Minister"Now, everybody knows that this is not a government of change, but this is a government with the same policy as Netanyahu to build more settlements, to deepen the occupation and to take us away from the chances for peace," said Hagit Ofran of Peace Now.
Wednesday's approvals were given by the Defense Ministry's higher planning council, which authorizes West Bank construction. Roughly half of those units were given final approval before the start of construction.
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