Jerusalem — Palestinians and proponents of the two-state solution fiercely criticised on Tuesday a new Israeli law allowing the appropriation of private Palestinian land for Jewish settler outposts. Passed late on Monday, the measures legalise dozens of wildcat outposts and thousands of settler homes and has prompted a call by the Palestinians for the international community to punish Israel. Pro-Palestinian Israeli nongovernmental organisations (NGO’s) said they would ask the supreme court to strike down the law. Opposition leader Isaac Herzog warned the legislation could result in Israeli officials facing the International Criminal Court (ICC). Turkey "strongly condemned" the law and "unacceptable" Israeli settlement policy, while the Arab League accused Israel of "stealing the land and appropriating the property of Palestinians". The US, however, refused to comment, in stark contrast to the settlement criticism voiced by the previous Obama administration. The state department sai...
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