How Israel is expanding settlements in drive to reshape West Bank
It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel's prime minister made his intentions clear. "We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state," said Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: "This place belongs to us." He was signing an agreement to push ahead with the expansion of a settlement in an area known as E1, just to the east of Jerusalem.
- Fact 2: In recent days, the opening up of tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes on the strategically important land has brought widespread condemnation.
- Fact 3: That was welcomed by Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, who called for the signatories to take "concrete measures to halt the implementation of the E1 plan".
- Fact 4: Along with Gaza and the Golan Heights, the West Bank was captured during the 1967 war against a coalition of Arab states.
It was during a ceremony at a settlement in the occupied West Bank last September that Israel's prime minister made his intentions clear. "We are going to fulfill our promise that there will be no Palestinian state," said Benjamin Netanyahu.
"This place belongs to us." He was signing an agreement to push ahead with the expansion of a settlement in an area known as E1, just to the east of Jerusalem. In recent days, the opening up of tenders for the construction of some 1,200 settlement homes on the strategically important land has brought widespread condemnation. All settlements are illegal under international law and, under global pressure, Israel held off for decades on plans to build in the area.
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Original source: BBC News World
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