According to the ‘Times of Israel,’ this decision has drawn criticism from the Israeli NGO ‘Peace Now,’ which argues that it undermines efforts towards a two-state solution. The Palestinian Authority, which governs parts of the West Bank, also condemned the move. Since its capture of the West Bank and East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has established over 700,000 settlers in the region, which Palestinians claim for a future state with East Jerusalem as its capital.