Germany slams settlement bill that legalizes outposts

Germany issued a harsh condemnation on Wednesday of the settlement regulation bill that would retroactively legalize unauthorized outposts, saying if the legislation passes it would undermine confidence in Israel’s commitment to a two-state solution.

The spokesman for Germany’s Foreign Ministry said that “Israeli governments, and also Prime Minister Netanyahu, have repeatedly committed themselves to evacuating outposts that even from their perspective are considered illegal.”

The purpose of the bill, the spokesman said, is to retroactively legalize the outposts even if they were built on private Palestinian land. “This development is very worrisome to us,” he said.

 

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