- ARAB NEWS
- 01 May 2025
Since 1975
Arab News, Tokyo
Japan condemned Israel in a statement released Thursday for planning to build more settlements in the West Bank and said the act is a “violation of the international law.”
Israel has recently approved plans for the construction of about 1,900 housing units in settlements in the West Bank.
A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said “the government of Japan deeply deplores the continued settlement activities by the government of Israel, despite repeated calls from the international community including Japan for freezing such activities.”
The statement said Japan “once again strongly urges the Israeli government to fully freeze its settlement activities including implementation of the construction plans that are undermining the viability of a two-state solution.”
