israel advances plans for 1292 west bank settler homes
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
Last Updated : GMT 05:17:37
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

After Government Officials Pledged A Major Boost

Israel advances plans for 1,292 West Bank settler homes

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice

Emiratesvoice, emirates voice Israel advances plans for 1,292 West Bank settler homes

Israeli authorities advanced plans Tuesday
Jerusalem - AFP

Israeli authorities advanced plans Tuesday for 1,292 settler homes in a new push by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank, an NGO said.

The approvals came after government officials pledged a major boost in settlement home approvals this year, with US President Donald Trump so far much less critical of such plans than his predecessor Barack Obama.

Settlement watchdog Peace Now reported the approvals by a committee overseeing settlement construction in the West Bank.

A list provided by the NGO showed homes to be built in several locations across the territory, including 146 in Nokdim, a southern West Bank settlement near Bethlehem where Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman lives.

Hagit Ofran of Peace Now said further approvals were likely on Wednesday, with more than 2,000 units expected to be on the agenda over the course of the two-day meeting.

Separately on Monday, an Israeli committee approved permits for 31 settler homes in Hebron, the first such green light for the flashpoint West Bank city since 2002.

Several hundred Israeli settlers live in the heart of Hebron under heavy military guard, among some 200,000 Palestinians.

The Hebron units are to be built on Shuhada Street, formerly an important market road leading to a flashpoint holy site where the biblical Abraham is believed to have been buried.

The street is now largely closed off to Palestinians.

Palestinian presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina condemned the latest spate of settlement activity.

"Netanyahu defies the world, and especially President Trump’s administration, with his insistence on continuing settlements on the land of the state of Palestine," he said in a statement published by official news agency WAFA.

- Two-state solution threatened -

Trump is seeking to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, which have been frozen since a US-led initiative collapsed in 2014.

Settlement building in the West Bank and annexed east Jerusalem is considered illegal under international law.

It is also seen as a major obstacle to peace as the settlements are built on land the Palestinians see as part of their future state.

Netanyahu's right-wing coalition government leans heavily on settlers and their supporters to maintain its thin parliamentary majority.

Israel took heavy criticism on settlement construction from Obama's administration, but that has not been the case with Trump.

Israeli officials say a total of around 12,000 housing units will be given various stages of approval this year, four times the amount in 2016.

Last month, US ambassador to Israel David Friedman, himself a supporter of settlements, enraged Palestinians when he told an Israeli TV interviewer that Israel is "only occupying two percent of the West Bank".

The Yesha Council, which represents settlers across the West Bank, welcomed the ambassador's comments.

More than 60 percent of the West Bank is under near complete Israeli control, the UN says, while a further portion of the territory is under Israeli security control.

The portion of the West Bank that is in theory under both Palestinian civilian and security control still sees raids by Israeli soldiers.

About 430,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.6 million Palestinians in the West Bank, occupied by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.

The Palestinians have grown increasingly concerned by Trump and his team -- including Friedman -- who have yet to publicly commit to the idea of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel, the so-called "two-state solution."

Prominent members of Netanyahu's coalition openly oppose the idea of a Palestinian state and advocate annexing most of the West Bank.

Netanyahu recently said he plans no uprooting of settlements, blaming Palestinian "incitement" and attacks against Israelis, among other issues, for the lack of progress in peace efforts.

Source: AFP

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

israel advances plans for 1292 west bank settler homes israel advances plans for 1292 west bank settler homes

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

israel advances plans for 1292 west bank settler homes israel advances plans for 1292 west bank settler homes

 



GMT 10:31 2014 Tuesday ,23 December

Mirages of failure: Lebanon cannot wait

GMT 16:17 2018 Thursday ,30 August

Five Saudi women pilots granted GACA licences

GMT 05:38 2017 Tuesday ,05 September

Serious need for progress in the peace process

GMT 00:18 2017 Wednesday ,22 February

Mugabe marks 93rd birthday with faltering TV interview

GMT 12:48 2017 Tuesday ,09 May

King, Egyptian president hold talks

GMT 18:03 2017 Friday ,17 November

HH Sheikha Moza Witnesses Opening of 2017 WISE Summit

GMT 07:18 2017 Monday ,19 June

ARC Secretary General Najla Al Shamsi in Riyadh

GMT 08:18 2013 Thursday ,31 October

\'Early medication for HIV is cost-effective\'

GMT 19:23 2017 Monday ,23 January

80 Houthi Militants Killed in Airstrikes

GMT 22:44 2017 Friday ,21 July

HM King ratifies, issues 4 laws

GMT 13:34 2016 Saturday ,29 October

Biden ‘tops Clinton list for secretary of state’

GMT 20:00 2017 Saturday ,15 July

Bahrain condemns terrorist attack in Giza

GMT 09:20 2017 Wednesday ,05 July

Mohamed bin Zayed receives phone call

GMT 14:18 2012 Sunday ,13 May

Why some men hide in bathrooms

GMT 12:26 2012 Thursday ,28 June

Pakistan releases Indian spy

GMT 20:33 2013 Friday ,09 August

New menswear brand Pin Collar Shirts launches

GMT 13:43 2013 Wednesday ,06 November

Urban Retreat announces launch of debut skincare line

GMT 15:59 2017 Wednesday ,13 September

Nahyan bin Zayed, Abdullah bin Hamad offer condolences

GMT 09:47 2017 Wednesday ,29 November

UAE has what it takes to become the future capital

GMT 18:14 2017 Friday ,03 March

The Moroccan artist Hakim prepares new song
Emiratesvoice, emirates voice
 
 Emirates Voice Facebook,emirates voice facebook  Emirates Voice Twitter,emirates voice twitter Emirates Voice Rss,emirates voice rss  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube  Emirates Voice Youtube,emirates voice youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©

emiratesvoieen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen emiratesvoiceen
emiratesvoice emiratesvoice emiratesvoice
emiratesvoice
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice, Emiratesvoice