 A top Palestinian official and negotiator called for a halt to peace negotiations after Israel decided to vigorously increase settlement activity in the West Bank.
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The statement was given by Yasser Abed Rabbo, a politician and member of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee in an interview with official radio station Voice of Palestine on Thursday.
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On Wednesday, Israel's housing ministry announced they are planning to build 1,400 housing units, hours after US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice finished her trip to the region to advance peace talks.
Settlements, considered by some to be illegal under international law, are a major source of friction between Israelis and Palestinians. "We cannot continue negotiations and have a political process under deception and a US administration unwilling to do anything about it," he said.
The announcement by Rabbo comes four days after Israeli organisation Peace Now said that settlement construction had increased in the Palestinian territories. |