EU condemns new “Israeli” settlement as illegal

Source: IRNA, 27-12-2006
Brussels - The European Union Wednesday slammed a decision by the Zionist regime to build the Maskiot Jewish (Zionist) settlement in the West Bank as a violation of international law and unacceptable.
"This development runs contrary to the commitment undertaken by `Israel` in the Roadmap. Such unilateral actions are also illegal under international law and threaten to render the two-State solution physically impossible to implement," said a statement issued this evening by the current Finnish EU Presidency.
"This development would also mean the relocation of some of the Gaza settlers in the West Bank, something that the EU stated is not acceptable when it gave its support to the Gaza disengagement." The timing of the announcement, noted the EU statement, "is particularly unfortunate as the authorisation comes shortly after the long-sought meeting between ‘Israeli' Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas."
The EU urged the parties to refrain from all activities that would endanger the cease-fire.