UK: Israeli settlements illegal

T he British Foreign Office has said on Thursday that its position regarding the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank did not ch...

The British Foreign Office has said on Thursday that its position regarding the Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank did not change.


A spokesperson for the Foreign Office said that the United Kingdom’s stand vis-à-vis those settlements was clear mainly that they are “illegal” under the international law.

The statement stressed that the settlements represent an obstacle before peace and the two-state solution. The spokesperson urged Israel to end its settlement expansion policy.