Israel Plans More Settlements in the West Bank

Israel is pushing forward with plans to build more homes in the West Bank, sparking criticism from countries around the world.

Israel is moving ahead with plans to build more settlements in the West Bank. These are places where Israeli citizens live on land that the Palestinians hope will be part of their future country. Many countries are unhappy about this. They say these building projects make it much harder to reach a "two-state solution." That is the plan where Israel and a new Palestinian country would live side-by-side in peace. Critics say these new buildings could essentially "bury" the chance for that peace deal to ever happen. Because of this, groups like the European Union and countries like Canada hav…