Hollande: Israeli settlements a ‘threat’

‘French President Francois Hollande has warned of the “fragility” of the situation in the Middle East, citing “continued settlement-building” by Israel as a threat.
In a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Thursday, Hollande touched on a recent Qurtet report which said “Israel should cease the policy of settlement construction and expansion.”
“While the latest report from the Quartet shows the two-state solution is under threat by continued settlement-building, there is an urgent need to recreate a political perspective,” Hollande said in a rare criticism of Israel.’
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