Israeli PM slams UN criticism of illegal settlement

Israeli prime minister’s office harshly criticised on Tuesday remarks of UN Middle East envoy that illegal Israeli settlement undermines peace talks.

“The UN envoy to the Middle East’s remarks to the Security Council distort history and international law and push peace farther away,” a statement issued by the PM’s office read.

It gave lies claiming that the “obstacle to peace is the unending attempt to deny the Jewish people’s connection to their land and refusal to recognise that they are not foreigners here.”

The statement continued: “The claim that Jewish construction in Jerusalem is illegal is absurd as the claim that US construction in Washington DC or French construction in Paris is illegal.”

UN Middle East Envoy Nickolay Mladenov told the UN Security Council on Monday that illegal settlement expansion is one of the biggest obstacles to peace.

Mladenov’s remarks came nearly two months after international negotiators offered practical recommendations to enable a return to talks.

“[The Quarter report’s] recommendations continue to be ignored [by Israel], including by a surge in Israeli settlement-related announcements and continuing demolitions,” Mladenov told the Security Council.

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