Approval of plans for 1,133 Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank comes days after endorsement of plans for 3,144 homes in illegal Israeli settlements. Twelve European countries urged Israel to reverse approval for the more than 3,000 settler homes, saying settlement expansion 'undermines efforts for the two-state solution' [File: Mohamad Torokman/Reuters] Israel has advanced plans to build slightly more than 1,300 homes for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, an official said, days after endorsing more than 3,000 homes in illegal settlements. The Civil Administration’s high planning committee gave final approval to 170 homes and initial endorsement for another...