EU Says Israeli Settlements Illegal, Threatening Two-State Solution

The European Union’s foreign policy chief said on Friday that Israel’s expansion of settlements in the West Bank is undermining the possibility of a two-state solution. “All EU Member States agree that Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law,” Kaja Kallas wrote on the social media platform X. Her statement reflects a unified European position against the continued building of Israeli communities in occupied territory. The two-state solution—which envisions an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel—is widely considered the basis for a lasting peace in the region. Kallas’s remarks signal growing European concern that such expansion is making that outcome increasingly difficult to achieve.