UK rebukes Israel for West Bank settlement tender offer
PA Media/dpa LondonUK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has issued a rebuke to Israel after it published a tender for construction of a settlement in the occupied West Bank, calling it...
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband has expressed strong disapproval of Israel's recent tender for the construction of a settlement in the West Bank, describing it as an "unacceptable and destructive act." He emphasized that the United Kingdom would not remain passive in the face of such actions, warning that they undermine the prospects of a two-state solution.
Miliband stated that the UK had previously made its opposition to the E1 settlement project known both publicly and privately, asserting that it posed a significant threat to the territorial integrity of the West Bank and its connection to East Jerusalem.
The Foreign Secretary underscored the gravity of the situation by summoning Israel's charge d'affaires to convey the UK's vehement objection to the tender. He urged the Israeli government to immediately halt the E1 plans, retract the tender, and cease all settlement expansion activities. Miliband emphasized the severity of the Israeli government's decision, declaring that it represents a blatant breach of international law and a direct assault on the prospects for peace in the region.
He reiterated that the UK would take further measures in response to Israel's policies, signaling a firm stance against further territorial encroachments by the Israeli authorities.
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