East Jerusalem : ’The two-state solution is dead’ - Al Jazeera English
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Occupied East Jerusalem - On March 30, Israel announced plans to build 143 new homes in Har Homa, one of several Jewish-only settlements located in East Jerusalem, between Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank.
The move is seen as a means of eliminating challenges to Israeli sovereignty over the city.
Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) executive committee member Hanan Ashrawi said in a press release that the move sends a “strong post-election message” that the new Israeli government is “more committed to a de-facto one-state solution and the ’Judaisation’ of Jerusalem than pursuing the path to peace and abiding by international law and the principles of human rights”.
Both the international community and Palestinians themselves have become more pessimistic about the chances of a two-state solution since the re-election of right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who promised during his campaign that there would not be a Palestinian state under his watch.