PALESTINE
Mon 12 Jun 2023 7:23 pm - Jerusalem Time
An Israeli plan to build 4,000 new settlement units in the West Bank
The reliable Israeli political reporter, Barak Ravid, revealed, on Monday evening, a new Israeli settlement plan that will be promoted at the end of this month, to build 4,000 new settlement units in various settlements in the West Bank.
The Israeli correspondent for the Hebrew Walla website, and the American Axios, quoted American and Israeli sources as saying, “Last week, the government of Benjamin Netanyahu informed the administration of US President Joe Biden of its intention to promote this settlement scheme, by informing Tel Aviv, Washington, that it decided to postpone the discussion of The issue of construction in the E1 area, which is sensitive in terms of security and politics.
An American official said that the announcement of postponing construction in that sensitive area is just the first part of the Netanyahu government informing the Biden administration that it intends to build 4,000 more units in the West Bank, indicating that there are efforts by the US administration to try to reduce the number of new units, and that They will be in the settlement blocs and not outside them in isolated settlements.
An Israeli source said that the Higher Council for Planning and Building in the Civil Administration will convene at the end of this month to approve this new plan.
In response, a White House spokesman said that settlement expansion is an obstacle to the peace process. Neither Netanyahu's office nor the US State Department responded to the report.
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An Israeli plan to build 4,000 new settlement units in the West Bank