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Israel’s new settlement build is a ‘blatant challenge’ to US, says Palestinian Authority

INTERNATIONAL Israel's recently announced plan to build thousands of housing units for illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank is a "blatant challenge" to the United States and the international community, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has said. The PA Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, in a statement on Saturday, slammed Israel's plan to build 4,000 new settlement units in the West Bank, which will require the demolition of 12 villages in Masafer Yatta, south of […]

today9 May 2022

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UN envoy decries Israel’s move to expand illegal settlement

The UN’s Middle East envoy says he is “very concerned” by Israel’s decision to advance construction in an illegal Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem that would make establishing a contiguous Palestinian state even harder, reiterating that “settlement construction is illegal under international law”. The move also risks angering the incoming US administration led by President-elect Joe Biden, who has opposed settlement expansion and hopes to revive negotiations over a […]

today16 November 2020

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Israel approves 3,000 houses in occupied West Bank

Israel has approved the construction of more than 3,000 additional housing units in the West Bank – just a week after the government approved some 2,500 buildings in the occupied Palestinian territories. “The decision comes as part of the resumption of normal life in Judea and Samaria and in order to provide a real answer to living and housing needs in the region,” Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement […]

today1 February 2017

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Israel approves hundreds of housing units in E.Jerusalem

Israel's Jerusalem municipality reportedly approved permits for 566 new illegal Israeli settlement units in occupied East Jerusalem on Sunday, after the plans had been put on hold until after US President Donald Trump was sworn in. Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem Meir Turjeman told AFP news agency that city officials approved the plans which had been previously postponed at the request of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the wake of […]

today23 January 2017

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UK MPs urge probe into Israeli plot against politicians

Senior members of parliament have slammed comments made by an Israeli diplomat on plans to "take down" the UK's deputy foreign secretary over his criticism of Israel's settlement policy in the occupied West Bank. Emily Thornberry, the Labour Party's shadow foreign secretary, called the statements by Shai Masot - a senior political offficer at the Israeli embassy in London - "extremely disturbing" and demanded a probe into the potential extent […]

today9 January 2017

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