Germany condemns Israel's plans for more settlement homes on occupied land

Germany, in unusually strong criticism of Israel, said on Wednesday plans to build 2,500 more settlement homes in the Israeli-occupied West Bank put in doubt Israel's stated commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians. Israel announced the plans on Tuesday in the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signalling he could be more accommodating towards such projects than his predecessor Barack Obama. Martin Schaefer, a spokesman for the German Foreign Mi