A construction worker works at a site of a new Jewish settlement unit in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa. (File photo)

Israel 'criticizes' Palestinian stance on settlers

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JERUSALEM - Israeli officials say the Palestinian refusal to allow any Jewish settlers to remain in a future Palestinian state shows they don't want peace. Monday's statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office follows a flurry of condemnations sparked by an Associated Press report Sunday that Netanyahu believes all Jewish settlers should have the right to remain in their...

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks in Ramat Shlomo, a religious Jewish settlement in an area of the occupied West Bank Israel annexed to Jerusalem, December 18, 2012.

Four EU nations to condemn latest Israel settlements

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, PARIS - Germany and the three other West European members of the UN Security Council are preparing a statement condemning Israel's latest settlement plans in east Jerusalem and the West Bank, two European diplomatic officials said Tuesday. Permanent council members Britain and France plus Germany and Portugal — who are wrapping up two-year terms — are concerned that such settlements...

An Israeli walks near a construction site in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Sholmo, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2012. An European diplomat says Germany and three other European members of the UN Security Council are preparing a statement condemning Israel's plan to accelerate settlement building.

Rabu , 19 Dec 2012, 20:15 WIB

Israel to face new condemnation for settlements

A general view of a construction site in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Modiin Illit. Israel approves the construction of 3,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, a government official says.

Sabtu , 01 Dec 2012, 15:49 WIB

Israel moves to build 3,000 new settlement homes