Rights Groups Challenge Israel's New Settlements Law
Two rights groups have requested Israel's Supreme Court to strike down a new settlements law legalising 3,900 settler homes built on private Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
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In light of his statements that Israeli settlements at the Gaza strip are not illegal, European Union ambassador Lars Faaborg-Andersen was challenged to a debate by one of the countr's leading legal experts.
Israel temporarily banned Palestinian workers from West Bank settlements. This was after two stabbing attacks happened that killed a mother and slightly injured a pregnant woman.
U.S. ambassador Daniel Shapiro calls out Israel's alleged legal double standards subjecting Palestinians to fewer legal protections. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a terse response stating Shapiro's remarks are unacceptable.
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