EU says Israeli settlements in West Bank violate international law

TREE NEWS update: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Sunday that all EU member states agree Israeli settlements in the West Bank violate international law, and that settlement expansion undermines the two-state solution. She reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace based on the two-state solution. Britain, France, Canada and nine other countries issued a joint statement pledging restrictions on trade with Israeli settlements.