Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank

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On Friday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joined leaders from the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands, and New Zealand in a joint statement condemning Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank. The coalition stated that Israeli settlements are illegal under international law, settler violence is at unprecedented levels, and the E1 settlement project would divide the West Bank, undermining stability and the prospects for a two-state solution.

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Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlementsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government is undermining stability in the West Bank as settler violence reaches unprecedented levels, a coalition of western countries says, as its leaders call for an end to construction of Israeli settlements it says breach international law. In a joint statement issued on Friday, Anthony Albanes

Albanese joins coalition of nations calling for an end to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank

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