Netherlands condemns Israeli new settlement plans in WB

AMSTERDAM - 20 October 2017: The Netherlands condemned on Thursday Israel's recent decision to build new settlement units in the West Bank.

Dutch Foreign Minister Bert Koenders said that such decision has raised serious questions about the way Israel deals with peacemaking, Russia Today channel reported.

He affirmed that such decision would not contribute to the achievement of the two-state solution but would only inflame tensions with the Palestinian people and undermine reconciliation efforts with them.

Israeli authorities on Wednesday have approved building some 1,323 new settlement units in the West Bank, making the overall settlement units approved this week up to 2,646 units, according to Peace Now movement against the settlement enterprise.