- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
Arab News Japan
TOKYO: The Japanese government today deeply deplored the continued settlement activities by Israel and called on to freeze it.
An official statement by the foreign ministry said on Nov. 19, Israel issued the settlement tender for about 1,200 housing units in East Jerusalem despite repeated calls from the international community including Japan for freezing such activities that violates the international law.
“Japan has called upon the government of Israel time and again to fully freeze those activities,” said the foreign ministry in Tokyo.
“The Government of Japan once again strongly urges the Government of Israel to fully freeze its settlement activities including implementation of the construction plans that are undermining the viability of a two-state solution,” it said.
