But he said that the Biden administration would "raise this issue directly with senior Israeli officials in our private sessions." Price stopped short of saying the matter would jeopardise relations with the Jewish state, a major US ally. "We are deeply concerned about the Israeli government’s plan to advance thousands of settlement units," State Department spokesman Ned Price had said on Tuesday, ahead of Israel’s announcement on final and preliminary approvals. His administration’s position on the matter stands in stark contrast to that of his predecessor Donald Trump, whose presidency saw the US offer a green light to Israel’s activity on occupied Palestinian land.
The approvals come after the United States criticised Israel on Tuesday for its policy of building settlements, with President Joe Biden’s administration saying it "strongly" opposed new construction on the West Bank. The Civil Administration’s high planning committee gave the final green light to 1,800 homes and initial approval for another 1,344, a spokesman for the military body that oversees civilian matters in the Palestinian territories told AFP.
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