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EU demands Israel halt all construction in West Bank, East Jerusalem
By Reuters
Tags: settlements, Palestinians, EU 

European Union leaders on Friday condemned Israeli plans to build hundreds of new homes in a West Bank settlement, and called on Israel to act swiftly to keep peace efforts alive.

"The EU reiterates that settlement building anywhere in the occupied Palestinian Territories, including East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law," the bloc's presidency said in a statement after a summit of EU leaders.

"Settlement activity prejudges the outcome of final status negotiations and threatens the viability of an agreed two-state solution. The European Council therefore urges Israel to take immediate action in particular on settlements and outposts," the leaders said.
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Israel said on Sunday that plans to build a total of 750 homes in Givat Ze'ev, a settlement near Jerusalem, were being revived.

The new building was announced three days after a Palestinian terrorist killed eight students at Mercaz Harav yeshiva in Jerusalem.

EU leaders condemned that attack but said: "While recognizing Israel's legitimate right to self defense, the European Council calls for an immediate end to all acts of violence."

The European Union is part of the Quartet of international mediators trying to promote peace talks aimed at creating a Palestinian state alongside Israel by the end of this year, as agreed in Annapolis, Maryland, last November.

"Despite the difficulties that the process has recently experienced, the European Council welcomes the intention of the parties to resume their negotiations and looks forward to an early meeting of Quartet principals," the statement said.

EU leaders also said they were "deeply concerned by the unsustainable humanitarian situation in Gaza and called for the controlled and sustained reopening of all crossings in and out of Gaza for both humanitarian reasons and commercial flows."


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      1.   EU demands 20:08  |  DH 14/03/08
      2.   EU can piss off! 20:27  |  George Mestansa 14/03/08
      3.   EU SHOULD KEEP ITS NOSE IN ITS OWN BUSINESS AND OUT OF ISRAELS! 20:29  |  Nancy 14/03/08
      4.   Doing What Comes Naturally 20:37  |  DoubleClick 14/03/08
      5.   Eurpeans dispossessed jews of Israel and.... 20:40  |  bernard ross 14/03/08
      6.   This is silly 20:43  |  Khalid 14/03/08
      7.   SNAP, SNARL, SPIT, SPIT! THEY`RE PISSED OFF 20:44  |  Yaakov Sullivan 14/03/08
      8.   Prejudges? 20:52  |  IW 14/03/08
      9.   EU. If you are nice to us we will welcome your fleeing refugees.. 20:54  |  bat yam 14/03/08
      10.   And do EU leaders condemn Palestinian war crimes? 21:07  |  Joe Sittizen 14/03/08
      11.   Contrary to Much Thinking 21:09  |  DoubleClick 14/03/08
      12.   its according how you define.... 21:12  |  Jeff 14/03/08
      13.   EU Demands 21:14  |  Ray 14/03/08
      14.   EU stop all construction period 21:15  |  Gee 14/03/08
      15.   George Mestansa 21:22  |  Bill 14/03/08
      16.   KEEP BUILDING !!! 21:24  |  Andrew 14/03/08
      17.   How to make friends and influence people 21:25  |  Gil 14/03/08
      18.   OOOOOooohhhhh the EU says so... 21:26  |  Jordan 14/03/08
      19.   how about EU demands PALS halt all terror activity? 21:35  |  vik 14/03/08
      20.   "Friends" can disagree, right? 21:40  |  Gideon Reader 14/03/08
      21.   eu demand Prejudices against israel. so must be rejected 21:48  |  ralph 14/03/08
      22.   ISRAELI RESPONSE TO EU 21:53  |  US Citizen 14/03/08
      23.   #4 DoubleClick: Yes, the Israeli Left suffers 22:11  |  Avi 14/03/08
      24.   # 1, 2 & 3 22:17  |  Cool B 14/03/08
      25.   Daniels 10 Toed Kingdom 22:31  |  Rav Harley 14/03/08
      26.   Fairs Fair 22:52  |  Brad 14/03/08
      27.   And *I* demand 23:04  |  MaryRose 14/03/08
      28.   shame on the EU leaders 23:11  |  Hadi 14/03/08
      29.   @6, 2 clicl, it is EU that wants israel to enter not israel. 23:20  |  vladimir 14/03/08
      30.   The EU is Right! 23:50  |  J-Rock 14/03/08
      31.   EU DeMands to put Jews in a getto, 23:53  |  Jew 14/03/08
      32.   In fact, EU is prejudging 00:03  |  McQueen 15/03/08
      33.   EU prejudges outcome of final status 00:06  |  peter 15/03/08
      34.   No 3 Nancy 00:07  |  Steve 15/03/08
      35.   No 29 Vlad 00:09  |  Steve 15/03/08
      36.   EU is Right (continued) 00:19  |  J-Rock 15/03/08
      37.   EU has no right to make demands. This tiny land is ours! 00:36  |  Chaim 15/03/08
      38.   # 31 chaim 01:08  |  Axel 15/03/08
      39.   Doing the right thing 01:58  |  Victor 15/03/08
      40.   # 10 joe sittisen 02:00  |  Axel 15/03/08
      41.   Why Israel won`t play..Part 1 02:06  |  kiwi girl 15/03/08
      42.   Why Israel won`t play...part 2 02:12  |  kiwi girl 15/03/08
      43.   EU Should Impose Sanctions and Travel Restrictions on Israel 02:13  |  Johan Odin 15/03/08
      44.   Why Israel wont play..Part 3 02:15  |  kiwi girl 15/03/08
      45.   EU Business 03:34  |  ron 15/03/08
      46.   No Building In Basque Country! (eom) 03:44  |  Brad 15/03/08
      47.   No Building In Kurdish Country! (eom) 03:45  |  Brad 15/03/08
      48.   No Building On Indigenous Lands (More) 03:49  |  Brad 15/03/08
      49.   Israel loves EU when it needs support 05:24  |  betz55 15/03/08
      50.   #43--Johan--wise up! 06:03  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08
      51.   #49--betz55--Who died and made you king? 06:08  |  Bobby the Jew 15/03/08
      52.   Why Build of Course: Win. Win 06:26  |  Brad 15/03/08
      53.   #51 06:38  |  Bob 15/03/08
      54.   #38 Axel. Israel`s trading relationship with the EU gives the EU 08:19  |  Chaim 15/03/08
      55.   TO HELL WITH EU DEMANDS 09:04  |  MJ 15/03/08
      56.   Since when is E jlm Pal territory? 09:19  |  Legal Weeny 15/03/08
      57.   To all the EU bashers here 09:21  |  Myles 15/03/08
      58.   Chaim...dynamic economy????? 09:25  |  kiwi girl 15/03/08
      59.   kiwi 123. true but so what? 09:53  |  Tazmanian devil 15/03/08
      60.   kiwi girl, did you notice the subs circling NZ? 10:51  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      61.   To #50 - So Called US Citizen 10:57  |  Johan Odin 15/03/08
      62.   #7, Yaakov, well said, couldn`t have said it better myself, TU! 11:01  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      63.   #11, contrary. True, G_d made us all, just gave some extra to the 11:06  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      64.   #13 Ray Cleavland. Short on logic, are you? 11:12  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      65.   #15 Bill of US. You seem damn happy with value of you US$! 11:15  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      66.   #17 Gil. Don`t be fraid Gil, and don`t loose sleap on their 11:18  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      67.   # 54 chaim 11:20  |  Axel 15/03/08
      68.   Cool B #24. Maybe in Hollywood, CA....... 11:20  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      69.   mark Anthony 11:50  |  kiwi girl 15/03/08
      70.   # 55 mj 12:00  |  Axel 15/03/08
      71.   stop being childish 12:33  |  pitcher 15/03/08
      72.   #69 kiwi girl 12:41  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      73.   WHAT IF NOT? 12:57  |  indrajaya 15/03/08
      74.   No, non, nej. nein, okhi...... 14:05  |  Israel Hazak 15/03/08
      75.   The EU hates Israel 14:31  |  Steven 15/03/08
      76.   No indrajaya, #73, will call your mama! 15:07  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      77.   didnt europeans sit at the treaty of san remo? 15:20  |  v hardman 15/03/08
      78.   EU has no place for an opinion 16:07  |  Mark 15/03/08
      79.   EU, UN, USA demand Israel`s land 16:17  |  George Duraisingh 15/03/08
      80.   2 bad the EU is 2 scared of bully Israel to do anything about it 16:38  |  peacelover 15/03/08
      81.   @22 US Citizen 16:46  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      82.   So what do they intend to do about it? 17:18  |  Mark Lincoln 15/03/08
      83.   Very eloquent answer #81, says a lot about your morality 17:39  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      84.   Haaretz censors messages! 17:40  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      85.   EU is an antidemocratic and amoral entity 18:03  |  Jonathan S 15/03/08
      86.   Mark Anthony, if you live in the EU 18:07  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      87.   Mark Anthony (2) 18:21  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      88.   The state of Israel condemns anti_Semitism by the EU 18:25  |  Richard Shuster 15/03/08
      89.   #53--Bob 18:51  |  Bobby the Jew 15/03/08
      90.   #61--Johan--get hold of yourself.. 19:02  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08
      91.   EU demands Israel halt all construction in W. Bank, E. J`lem 19:09  |  J waxman 15/03/08
      92.   #81--Mark B--Does the Eu have any credibility? 19:09  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08
      93.   #87-You go, boy! 19:15  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08
      94.   #75 Steven 19:29  |  Boycott 15/03/08
      95.   US CITIZEN @88 20:07  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      96.   When Europe stops all building so will we!!! 20:10  |  Laughing Lion 15/03/08
      97.   EU - GO TO HELL!!! 20:12  |  Laughing Lion 15/03/08
      98.   EU, if you ever want to be taken serious,... 20:18  |  Ben Alofs 15/03/08
      99.   The world condemmed Israel for arresting Eichmann in 1960 20:26  |  Ken Jurist 15/03/08
      100.   #89--don`t run from your heritage; own up to it. 20:30  |  US CITIZEN 15/03/08
      101.   Ben Alofs, all you want will happen one second after EU stands up 20:39  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      102.   "calls for an immediate end to all acts of violence." 20:44  |  KUTW 15/03/08
      103.   EU, I call you for an immediate end 20:46  |  KUTW 15/03/08
      104.   Mark Anthony, who is spineless? 20:50  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      105.   Economics sanctions against apartheid Israel 20:56  |  Harold 15/03/08
      106.   EU, slap Israelis with a freeze on their trade agreement 20:57  |  Dutch 15/03/08
      107.   US Citizen, thank you for your understanding and respect 21:00  |  Mark B. 15/03/08
      108.   It is NOT illegal for Jews to live on Westbank. 21:32  |  S. 15/03/08
      109.   #104, all of the official EU is spineless 21:35  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      110.   Mark B. vx US Citizen 21:42  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      111.   Looks like our Dutch neighbours woke up, ready to 21:47  |  Mark Anthony 15/03/08
      112.   #67 Axel. I doubt your GDP claim, but it`s not the point. 23:03  |  Chaim 15/03/08
      113.   EU knows where to stick there demands.... 00:56  |  x 16/03/08
      114.   Israel should build, build, build and let the EU scream... 00:57  |  n 16/03/08
      115.   # 112 chaim 01:04  |  Axel 16/03/08
      116.   EU demands should go down the drain 01:13  |  Dwido 16/03/08
      117.   # 112 chaim on interference 01:14  |  Axel 16/03/08
      118.   Sanctions - To #105 02:03  |  Dwido 16/03/08
      119.   Question: what happens if a Palestine is created? 03:42  |  hala 16/03/08
      120.   #94 Boycott 03:48  |  Steven 16/03/08
      121.   #104 Mark B. 03:55  |  Steven 16/03/08
      122.   Still waiting 04:08  |  Gene 16/03/08
      123.   building 04:48  |  colin 16/03/08
      124.   #120 "After 2 000 years of exile..." 07:03  |  hala 16/03/08
      125.   #112 Chaim 07:19  |  Brenda 16/03/08
      126.   #117 Axel. There`s a huge difference between a comment & a demand 07:27  |  Chaim 16/03/08
      127.   #122 Gene 07:28  |  Brenda 16/03/08
      128.   #126 Chaim 08:36  |  Brenda 16/03/08
      129.   #119 I can tell you what SHOULD happen, hala 08:50  |  Johnboy 16/03/08
      130.   #46-48 Brad`s twaddle 09:55  |  Johnboy 16/03/08
      131.   #108 But it is illegal for ISRAELIS to live there, S 09:56  |  Johnboy 16/03/08
      132.   EU fraudolent .gov 10:14  |  Andras Bereny 16/03/08
      133.   #41-42; kiwi girl you missed the mark. again lovely lady 18:45  |  Doc Holliday 16/03/08
      134.   #41-42; kiwi girl you missed the mark. again lovely lady 18:52  |  Doc Holliday Part 2 16/03/08
      135.   #124; hala, LET THE SUN SHINE IN 20:20  |  Doc Holliday 16/03/08
      136.   #134 Permission to enter a land and DNA tests 00:47  |  hala 17/03/08
      137.   #136;hala and DNA 04:13  |  Doc Holliday 18/03/08
      138.   #137 Look up the DNA tests on Kurds 06:56  |  hala 18/03/08
      139.   #137 Syria Palaestina 07:04  |  hala 18/03/08
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