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US slams proposed Israeli bill on settlements as 'troubling step'

The contentious Regulations Bill is now making international headlines with the United States State Department commenting on the proposed legislation; 'We are deeply concerned about the advancement of legislation that would allow for the legalization of illegal Israeli outposts located on private Palestinian land.'

The United States on Monday described as "troubling" the Regulations Bill supported by a ministerial committee allowing residents in the West Bank to remain in their homes and said it hoped the law does not pass.

 

 

"We are deeply concerned about the advancement of legislation that would allow for the legalization of illegal Israeli outposts located on private Palestinian land," State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told a briefing.

 

Avichai Mandelblit (Photo: Gil Yohanan) (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
Avichai Mandelblit (Photo: Gil Yohanan)
 

 

If the law were enacted it could pave the way for the legalization of dozens of illegal outposts deep in the West Bank, she said, adding: "This would represent an unprecedented and troubling step that's inconsistent with prior Israeli legal opinion and also break longstanding policy of not building on private Palestinian land," Trudeau said.

 

The US believes settlements endangered prospects for a two-state solution and Israeli-Palestinian peace, she said. "We hope it doesn't become law," Trudeau added.

 

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Elizabeth Trudeau on Amona

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The ministerial committee defied Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and voted on Sunday to back the bill, which will be debated by parliament on Wednesday and is still some distance from becoming law.

 

Israel's State Attorney, Avichai Mandelblit, has called the bill legally flawed in its current form, saying that it contravened private property rights legislation and did not tally with Israel's international law commitments.

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.14.16, 23:43
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