According to a European source close to the discussion, Israel’s unabated settlement building in disputed areas is of primary concern here: “The peace process is in deep freeze, but the situation on the ground is not. There is big frustration in Europe and zero tolerance for settlement activity. This paper is part of the internal brainstorming being done in Brussels these days, about what can be done to keep the two-state solution alive,” the diplomat said. In April, Israel went ahead and destroyed several EU-funded humanitarian projects in a West Bank settlement zone known as the E1 corridor, despite threats from Brussels and warnings that this was seriously disturbing territorial coherence with the Palestinians, let alone that it was a breach of international law. Netanyahu’s government has targeted areas inside the corridor since 2012. The three destroyed projects joined scores of other EU-funded structures that Israel has dismantled.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 21:15:37 +0000
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