Peace Now said Wednesday that Israeli authorities approved the appropriation of nearly 5 square miles of land in the Jordan Valley, opening it to settlers.
JERUSALEM — Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades, a settlement tracking group said Wednesday, a move that is likely to worsen already soaring
An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. Peace Now said Wednesday that authorities recently approved the
The Palestinians view the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank as the main barrier to any lasting peace agreement and most of the international community considers them illegal or illegitimate.
As Israel wages war in Gaza, it’s also working to expand Jewish settlements in the West Bank. Several moves are being described as the biggest seizure of land for the settlers in more than 30 years.
By Lucas Lilieholm, Hande Atay Alam and Tamar Michaelis, CNN (CNN) — Israel’s government has approved a large land seizure in the occupied West Bank – the biggest since the 1993 Oslo Accords set out a path for peace between Israel and the Palestinians, according to the Israeli rights group Peace Now…
