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The Middle East Quartet has demanded Israel freeze all illegal settlement activities, including what Tel Aviv calls the 'natural growth.'
In a joint statement on Thursday, the quartet, which comprises of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations, also called on Israel to refrain from provocative actions in East Jerusalem (al-Qods), where more Palestinians are being evicted.
Despite mounting opposition worldwide, Israel moves ahead with its illegal settlement construction in the occupied West Bank.
The statement also asked the Palestinian Authority to "continue to make every effort to improve law and order, to fight violent extremism, and to end incitement," Maan news agency reported.
The quartet gave its full support to the initiative by US President Barack Obama to restart the long-stalled peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.
