Israel okays 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem, surrounding area

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5. UN to Israel: stand for peace and rescind new building plans over pre-67 lines

Source: Jerusalem Post

On Monday morning, Education Minister Naftali Bennett called on the government to annex Area C of the West Bank.

Israel should show it cares about peace by rescinding its decision to advance building plans in the West Bank settlement of Ma’aleh Adumim and Jewish neighborhoods of east Jerusalem, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday night.

“Settlements are illegal under international law,” Ban’s office said.

It added that Ban “urges the Government of Israel to halt and reverse such decisions in the interest of peace and a just final status agreement.”

Ban’s office issued its statement after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman agreed to advance plans for 560 new homes in Ma’aleh Adumim, the third largest West Bank settlement.

Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/UN-to-Israel-stand-for-peace-and-rescind-new-building-plans-over-pre-67-lines-459501