Israel has to stop undermining settlement -- Presidency

RAMALLAH, Aug 3 (KUNA) -- Palestinian Presidency on Thursday criticized Israel's policy and its bids to jeopardize the two States' solution, said the Presidency Spokesman Nabil Abu Rudainah.
East Jerusalem and Gaza Strip are Palestinian properties not Israeli, said Abu Rudainah in a press release broadcast by the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put Thursday a foundation stone to 1,000 new settlement residential units in Petar Elet settlement in southern Bethlehem.
International community has to stop Israel escalation and provocative steps in order to restore peace in the region, Abu Rudainah added.
He noted Israeli measures against Palestinians will create a tense atmosphere which will lead to unprecedented bad consequences.
Netanyahu said during the foundation stone ceremony that his government is striving to achieve order and stability of the region. (end) nh.nhq