UN chief urges Israeli lawmakers to reconsider settlement bill

Outgoing United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Israeli lawmakers to reconsider a bill to legalize Israeli settlement homes on private Palestinian land as Arab states mull putting forward a Security Council resolution on settlements.

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The Palestinians want an independent state in the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in the 1967 Six-Day War. Most countries and the United Nations view Israeli West Bank settlements as illegal and an obstacle to peace.

 

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