Israel's Ben-Gvir says wants more settlements after U.S. and European concern
Posted on AllSides February 14th, 2023
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JERUSALEM, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Israel's hardline Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Tuesday he wanted to see more Jewish settlements after European and U.S. foreign ministers said they were troubled by a recent decision by Israel to authorise settler outposts. "The land of Israel belongs to the people of Israel," he said in a video message that followed a statement of concern from Washington and its European allies, France, Germany, Italy and Britain. On Sunday, Israel granted retroactive authorisation to nine Jewish settler outposts in the occupied West Bank...