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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Kiran Stacey Policy editor

David Lammy among 21 foreign ministers to condemn plan for illegal West Bank settlement

A separation wall next to the neighbourhood of al-Eizariya
A separation wall next to the West Bank neighbourhood of al-Eizariya marks where the Israeli government proposes to build the E1 settlement. Photograph: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

David Lammy has joined 20 other foreign ministers around the world in condemning Israeli plans to build an illegal settlement on the West Bank, with the Foreign Office summoning the Israeli ambassador to communicate the government’s displeasure.

The foreign secretary co-signed a joint statement on Thursday criticising the so-called E1 plan, a 3,400-home settlement that critics say would divide the West Bank in half.

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