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The European Union condemned Sunday the Israeli announcement that an additional 800 hectares (1,977 acres) of land in the Jordan Valley would be classified as Israeli state land."The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory have been declared as ‘state lands.’ This is the largest confiscation since the Oslo Accords," read the condemnation. The EU refuses to recognize changes to borderThe EU reaffirmed that, in line with its longstanding position, it will not recognize...

The Biden administration declared that settlements are illegal, as it rescinded the “Pompeo doctrine” to underscore its objection to Israel’s declared intention to advance plans for 3,000 new homes in the West Bank.“We’re disappointed in the announcement,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday during a joint press conference in Buenos Aires.“It’s been longstanding US policy under Republican and Democratic administrations alike that new settlements are counterproductive to reaching an enduring peace,” he said. “They’re also inconsistent with international law. Our administration maintains a firm opposition to settlement...