Turkey condemns Israel over new settlements in East Jerusalem
ANKARA
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“We condemn Israel’s advancement of the approval process for 1,500 additional units in the illegal settlements in the Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. These illegitimate steps, by violating the basic principles of international law, harm the basis for the two-state solution,” read a written statement issued by the Turkish Foreign Ministry late on July 9.