Israel has accelerated settlement building in East Jerusalem and the West Bank in recent weeks. At the same time there have been reports of growing violence by extremist Israeli settlers against Palestinians, including attacks on mosques.
The Foreign Minister shares the concern expressed by the European members of the Security Council (the UK, France, Germany and Portugal) in a joint statement on Tuesday.
“I urge Israel to stop the building plans and take steps to prevent extremist Israeli settlers from attacking Palestinians and mosques,” said Mr Støre.