Israel's foreign minister on Thursday slammed a demand by the UK government to halt a major settlement project in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities opened bidding for more than 1,200 homes in the area. Britain said it had summoned Israel's charge d'affairs over the E1 plan, which wa»»»

Ed Miliband has lashed out at Israel for pushing ahead with plans for a controversial settlement project in the West Bank. The Foreign Secretary branded it an 'unacceptable and destructive act' for the Israeli government to publish a tender for the E1 settlement project. He added it risks endangeri»»»

British foreign minister Ed Miliband on Wednesday called Israel’s E1 housing plan ‘unacceptable and destructive’, warning it would threaten the viability of a two-state solution. (EPA Images pic) JERUSALEM: Israel’s foreign minister on Thursday slammed a demand by the UK government to halt a major »»»