13 European countries and Japan condemn Israel’s approval of new West Bank settlements 

BRUSSELS — Thirteen European countries and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the prospectsBRUSSELS — Thirteen European countries and Japan have condemned Israel’s decision earlier in the month to approve 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank saying the move harmed the prospects