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EU, US condemn new Israeli settlement plans

AFP, Jerusalem
Europe and the United States condemned Israeli plans announced Tuesday for another 1,100 homes in an east Jerusalem settlement, a move Palestinian leaders said snubbed a recent offer of talks.
They responded sharply to the Israeli interior ministry's announcement that it had approved plans for the new housing units in Gilo, subject to a 60-day period for public objections.
"The administration and the United States government is deeply disappointed by that announcement," President Barack Obama's spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One on a trip to California and Colorado.
He called on both sides to take steps to improve prospects of direct talks.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland described the Israeli settlement move as "counterproductive".
She added: "We have long urged both parties to avoid actions which could undermine trust."
European Union diplomacy chief Catherine Ashton also condemned the development.
"Last Friday, the Quartet called on the Israelis and Palestinians to refrain from provocative actions if negotiations are to resume and be effective, "shesaidina statement.
"I therefore deplore today's decision... I call on the Israeli authorities to reverse this plan."
The Palestinian leadership said the move effectively rebuffed a recent proposal from the Middle East Quartet for fresh peace talks.
"With this, Israel is responding to the Quartet's statement with 1,100 'Nos,'" Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFR shortly after the approval was made public.
Richard Miron, spokesman for UN Middle East peace envoy Robert Serry, took a similar view.
"Today's decision... ignores the Quartet's appeal of last Friday to the parties to refrain from provocative actions," he said in a statement.
"This sends the wrong signal at this sensitive time," he added.
"Settlement activity is contrary to the roadmap and to international law, and undermines the prospect of resuming negotiations and reaching a two state solution to the conflict."