European governments condemn Israel’s decision to build more settlement homes in the West Bank

A growing number of countries and world leaders are condemning Israel’s announcement that it will build 3,000 new homes in a West Bank settlement expansion. This follows last week’s vote at the United Nations General Assembly that gave Palestine non-member status. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Israel’s move “an almost fatal blow” to the chances of a two-state solution. Israel also announced it will withhold $100 million in taxes collected for the Palestinian Authority and apply it to debt owed for electricity. For more we spoke with Josh Ruebner, National Advocacy Director of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation.