STATEMENT BY SPOKESPERSONS OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRIES OVER VIOLENCE IN JERUSALEM

USPA NEWS - Since then, the recent clashes between Israelis and Palestinians which have recently increased in violence in Jerusalem, the spokespersons of the foreign mistiness of affairs, of France, Germany, Sapin, Italy and the UK, released a joint statement. We publish the full transcript of this statement : "We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the Har Homa E area of the occupied West Bank, and to cease its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Settlements are illegal under international law, and threaten prospects for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict." Source french Ministry of Foreign Affairs

JOINT STATEMENT BY SPOKESPERSONS OF THE FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF FRANCE, GERMANY, ITALY, SPAIN & THE UK-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We urge the Government of Israel to reverse its decision to advance the construction of 540 settlement units in the Har Homa E area of the occupied West Bank, and to cease its policy of settlement expansion across the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Settlements are illegal under international law, and threaten prospects for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If implemented, the decision to advance settlements in Har Homa, between East Jerusalem and Bethlehem, will cause further damage to the prospects for a viable Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as the capital of both Israel and a Palestinian State. This move, alongside settlement advancement in Givat HaMatos and continued evictions in East Jerusalem, including in Sheikh Jarrah, also undermines efforts to rebuild trust between the parties, following the positive resumption of Israeli-Palestinian cooperation.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We call on both sides to refrain from any unilateral action and resume a credible and meaningful dialogue, to advance efforts for the two state solution and an end to the conflict. » Source french Ministry of Foreign Affairs