EU says new Israeli settlement plan undermines peace

Israel's plan for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank seriously undermines the prospects for peace with the Palestinians, the European Union's diplomatic service said on Tuesday. Israel announced the plan earlier on Tuesday, in the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signalling he would be less critical of such projects than his predecessor. In a statement, the European Union External Action Service (EEAS) said Israel's plans flew in the face o