REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JERUSALEM - UN chief Ban Ki-moon has chastised Israel's prime minister on the issue of Jewish settlements and challenged Benjamin Netanyahu to show "leadership" and make compromises for peace.
Ban spoke on Monday during a visit to Jerusalem. He cited Israel's recent announcement on new settlement construction plans for east Jerusalem, noting that such construction was "in clear violation of international law."
The Jerusalem municipality announced two weeks ago that it had approved plans for the construction of some 2,500 homes in Givat Hamatos, a development that would complete a band of Jewish housing in east Jerusalem and present another obstacle to the Palestinian goal of establishing a capital in the area. Israel captured the area in the 1967 Mideast war.
Ban also urged Netanyahu to resume Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
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