Construction in the West Bank – how illegal is it?

12/11/2012 11:26 By NEVILLE TELLER

The int’l community needs to wise-up on the legality of building in the West Bank. One way is for Israel to turn to the ICJ.

Clinton and Hague at "Friends of Syria" meeting.

Photo by: REUTERS/Murad Sezer

“These activities set back the cause of a negotiated peace,” was the immediate reaction of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when the Israeli government authorized the construction of 3,000 new homes in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, following the Palestinians winning bid in the UN General Assembly to become a non-member observer state.

She did not use the world “illegal”, but Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, was less inhibited in his condemnation.

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Construction in the West Bank – how illegal is it?

The int’l community needs to wise-up on the legality of building in the West Bank. One way is for Israel to turn to the ICJ.

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