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Israel approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlements [View all]
Israel's government has advanced plans for more than 3,400 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank.
About 70% of the homes will be built in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, with the rest in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem.
A minister has said the construction is a response to a deadly Palestinian attack near Maale Adumim two weeks ago.
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right politician who oversees the Civil Administration, said following the meeting that a total of 18,515 homes in West Bank settlements had now been approved over the past year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490034
About 70% of the homes will be built in Maale Adumim, east of Jerusalem, with the rest in nearby Kedar and Efrat, south of Bethlehem.
A minister has said the construction is a response to a deadly Palestinian attack near Maale Adumim two weeks ago.
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Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, a far-right politician who oversees the Civil Administration, said following the meeting that a total of 18,515 homes in West Bank settlements had now been approved over the past year.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68490034
The settlements are the fundamental problem. Building more of them is a signal that the Israeli right wing never intends Palestinians to have full human rights, whether in Gaza or the West Bank. They are just people to oppress and steal from.
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