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Biden administration criticizes Israel’s order allowing settlers to permanently reside in West Bank

Claire Martin Published May 22, 2023
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The Biden administration criticized Israel on Sunday over an order that allows Jewish settlers to establish a permanent presence in a West Bank outpost that Washington has warned Jerusalem it should avoid legitimizing.

The chief of the Israeli military’s Central Command signed an order on Thursday that allows Israelis to enter the Homesh outpost area, paving the way for a formal settlement to be built there, the Times of Israel reported.

The State Department has repeatedly called on Israel to refrain from any moves that escalate tensions with Palestinians, like formalizing settler outposts, and specifically warned it over Homesh.

We are deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s order that allows its citizens to establish a permanent presence in the Homesh outpost in the northern West Bank, which according to Israeli law was illegally built on private Palestinian land.”

Matthew Miller-State Department spokesperson said in a statement.

Advancing Israeli settlements in the West Bank is an obstacle to peace and the possibility of a two-state solution. We further underscore the imperative of maintaining the historic status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem. https://t.co/FvMYU0YexY

— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) May 21, 2023

The order is inconsistent with Israeli government commitments made in 2004 and more recently to Biden administration officials, Miller said.

Israel’s embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the order in question was intended to allow Israelis to keep attending an existing religious school in Homesh, and that the government has no intention of rebuilding the settlement or allowing Israeli presence on private Palestinian land.

The reproach by the US comes after months of escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians that have tested ties between Washington and its main ally in the Middle East.

Earlier on Sunday, Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, part of a far-right government that came to power in December, visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, sacred to both Muslims and Jews and declared Israel was “in charge.”

Miller said Washington was also concerned about the “provocative visit” and “accompanying inflammatory rhetoric.” This holy space should not be used for political purposes, and we call on all parties to respect its sanctity, he said, also reaffirming the US position that the status quo should be maintained at Jerusalem’s holy sites.

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