Swiss trust ‘shaken’ by Israeli settlement move

Switzerland says it is very concerned by Israel’s move to legalise thousands of settler homes on Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank. In a statement released on Wednesday, the Swiss foreign ministry urged the Israeli government to reaffirm its commitment to the two-state solution [to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict], by “immediately stopping unilateral moves that comprise this being achieved”. Israel's parliament on Monday approved a law retroactively legalising 4,000 settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land. The legislation has been condemned by Palestinians as a blow to their hopes of statehood. The move generated condemnation from Europe and the United Nations and has been described by Israel's attorney general as unconstitutional. “The adoption of the new law [on settlements] represents a new obstacle to peace and a threat to the two-state solution. Switzerland’s confidence in the Israeli government’s commitment to the two-state solution ...

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