Israel remains defiant in the face of international calls to end its settlement activities.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains defiant over the settlement activities although the issue broke down the direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA).
Netanyahu said on Thursday that he felt the settlement issue was not an obstacle to the negotiations, Ha'aretz reported.
The two sides began the US-sponsored talks last month, but failed to reach any agreements after Tel Aviv refused to extend a partial moratorium on settlement construction in the occupied Palestinian territories.
The Israeli premier also pointed out that the settlement issue was "not substantial."
According to the PA, the settlement construction is aimed at preventing the establishment of a Palestinian state.
A report by the Associated Press said that Israel has begun building at least 544 settlement units since the 10-month freeze expired at the end of September.
Last week, UN's Middle East envoy, Robert Serry, said in a statement that Israeli settlement construction is "illegal under international law" and "will only further undermine trust."
israel has the right to build in all the territories of the state of israel including the golan and judea and shomrom without any complaints of the world
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