Amnesty International Urges Israel to Abandon the Planned Expansion of Settlements in East Jerusalem

Says Expansion Would Compound Human Rights Abuses of Palestinians in Occupied Territories(New York) -- Amnesty International today urged Israel to abandon plans to construct 238 new housing units in Israeli settlements in occupied East Jerusalem.“The Israeli authorities must immediately halt expansion of settlements in East Jerusalem and the rest of the occupied West Bank,” said Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s deputy director for the Middle East and North Africa.“Not only does the building contravene international law, it also compounds the litany of abuses of the human rights of