Finland says Maskiot settlement illegal
Finland, the country holding the rotating presidency until the end of the year, said in a statement Wednesday that the Israeli defence ministry's authorisation to build the new Maskiot settlement in the West Bank ran "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," the presidency statement added.
"The timing of the announcement is particularly unfortunate as the authorisation comes shortly after the long-sought meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Olmert and Palestinian President Abbas." Also the US department of state urged Israel to honour the obligations of the roadmap, which calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel, and to avoid unilateral action.
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