UN, Germany say Israeli settlement plan aimed at ‘burying’ Palestinian state is illegal

UN, Germany say Israeli settlement plan aimed at ‘burying’ Palestinian state is illegal

Shorouk Express That statement was echoed by Germany’s foreign ministry in a post on X on Friday morning: “We strongly reject the Israeli government’s announcements regarding the approval of thousands of new housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Settlement construction violates international law.” The so-called E1 project had been frozen for decades…

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Merz’s coalition agrees on policy program aimed at boosting Germany’s economy

Merz’s coalition agrees on policy program aimed at boosting Germany’s economy

Shorouk Express The package contains no unexpected measures but brings back 62 highlights from the coalition agreement — which the government wants to have on track before the mid-July parliamentary summer break.  This was the first coalition committee meeting between Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union party and Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil’s Social Democrats, and lasted just a…

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