Greece, Cyprus and Australia Join Condemnation of Israeli Settlement Plans

Senator Booker Condemns Israeli Settlement Expansion, Pleads for Palestinian Rights

In response to news that the Israeli government has given final approval for a “controversial settlement expansion project” “that supporters and critics alike say will deal a major blow to the contiguity of territory that Palestinians hope will be part of a future independent state,” today, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate […]

Cyprus Ranks Second in EU for Longest Workweeks, Eurostat Finds

FAMAGUSTA GAZETTE – Workers in Cyprus put in some of the longest hours in the European Union, according to new data from Eurostat. Local media, including Politis, reported that 10% of Cypriot employees aged 20 to 64 work more than 46 hours per week. That figure places Cyprus second among EU member states. Greece topped the list, with 12.4% of its workforce logging similarly long hours.

NZ’s Christopher Luxon condemns Israel’s West Bank settlement plan

RNZ News Prime Minister Christopher Luxon is condemning Israel’s E1 settlement plan for the occupied West Bank, despite New Zealand not signing a joint statement on the matter. Twenty-seven countries, including the UK and Australia, have condemned Israel’s plans to build an illegal settlement east of Jerusalem. The countries have said the plan would “make a two-state solution impossible by dividing any Palestinian state and restricting Palestini…

Greece, Cyprus and Australia join condemnation of Israeli settlement plans

Greece, Cyprus and Australia were among 25 countries that signed a joint declaration condemning Israel’s plans to build settlements in the E1 area, east of Jerusalem, calling them “unacceptable and a violation of international law.” The statement, issued alongside the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, urges Israel to withdraw the plans immediately, warning that such actions “undermine security and fuel violence.” “The approval of plans…

Portugal, along with 20 other countries and the EU, calls for the reversal of the Israeli plan to expand settlements

The foreign ministers of about 20 countries, including Portugal, and the head of European diplomacy urged Israel today to “immediately reverse” the “unacceptable” plan to build new settlements near Jerusalem. “The decision of Israel’s Higher Planning Committee to approve settlement plans for construction in the E1 area, east of Jerusalem, is unacceptable and constitutes a violation of international law,” the representatives wrote in a joint stat…