Why is Israel building new illegal settlements?
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank. Illegal under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding for decades.
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- Fact 1: As families retrieve bodies, Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine Israel’s Chief Rabbi says Palestinians are not a people and have no rights What did war with the US reveal about Iran’s weapons capabilities?
- Fact 2: With just months to go until the elections, the government has opened bids for the construction of 1,200 illegal housing units.
- Fact 3: It has also ignored international criticism of the planned illegal settlement, known as E1.
Israel opens construction bids for new illegal housing units in the occupied West Bank. Illegal under international law, Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been expanding for decades.
The right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has fast-tracked the establishment of new ones. As families retrieve bodies, Gaza is running out of places to bury the dead Over 100 ex-diplomats urge France, UK to sanction Israel over Palestine Israel’s Chief Rabbi says Palestinians are not a people and have no rights What did war with the US reveal about Iran’s weapons capabilities? The policy aims to tighten Israel’s hold on the occupied West Bank and block the creation of a contiguous Palestinian state.
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Original source: Al Jazeera
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