France, Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain said they are deeply concerned at Israeli plans to build new settler homes in the West Bank. <br />''<br />'' The countries today said in a joint statement  that the expansion of settlements violates international law and further imperils the viability of a two-state solution to bring about a just and lasting peace to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Israel approved more than 1,300 new settler homes in the West Bank this week. According to an Israeli settlement watchdog, this move would bring the total number of homes in the pipeline to over 4,000.</span><br />