Israel has stepped up its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. Data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics shows construction of settler units in the area soared by 70-percent between April 20-16 and March 20-17. Israeli watchdog “Peace Now” says the settlement boom comes as there has been a two-point-five-percent drop in construction activities in other parts of the occupied territories. The group has sharply criticized Tel Aviv for pressing ahead with settlement expansion despite international outcry. It has warned that such construction activities continue to distance the Israelis from the only way to end the conflict with the Palestinians through a two-state solution. All Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
Israel has stepped up its settlement activities in the occupied West Bank. Data released by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics shows construction of settler units in the area soared by 70-percent between April 20-16 and March 20-17. Israeli watchdog “Peace Now” says the settlement boom comes as there has been a two-point-five-percent drop in construction activities in other parts of the occupied territories. The group has sharply criticized Tel Aviv for pressing ahead with settlement expansion despite international outcry. It has warned that such construction activities continue to distance the Israelis from the only way to end the conflict with the Palestinians through a two-state solution. All Israeli settlements are illegal under international law.
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