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Israel approves plans for 3,400 new homes in West Bank settlements
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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