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The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my
hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth East (Mr Ellwood), issued a statement on 29
October condemning the announcement of plans for 1060 new housing units in East Jerusalem.
He made clear that this was an ill-judged and ill-timed decision, which makes it harder
to achieve a two state solution with Jerusalem as a shared capital. We will continue
to work closely with European partners to discourage settlement expansion, and discussions
are currently underway in Brussels to that end.
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