The European Union said today it will not recognize any changes to the pre-1967 borders, including Jerusalem, other than those agreed by the parties, the Palestinians and the Israelis.
“The policy of building and expanding settlements, including in East Jerusalem, is illegal under international law, and its continuation undermines the two-State solution and the prospects for lasting peace,” the EU representative office said in a statement.
The statement comes in response to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that he would impose Israeli sovereignty on the Jordan Valley and the north of the Dead Sea if he was re-elected.
