US EditionIsraeli Cabinet OKs new settlements in West Bank
The Israeli government approved 19 new settlements and legalised 8 outposts in the West Bank, raising the total to 69 under far-right leadership since November 2022.
- On Sunday, Israel's Cabinet approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
- The security cabinet on 12 December approved a package proposed by Bezalel Smotrich, far-right Finance Minister, and Israel Katz, Defence Minister, legalising eight outposts previously regarded as illegal.
- Kadim and Ganim were legalised; the International Court of Justice ruled in 2024 that settlement construction is unlawful under international law.
- The decision risks exacerbating tensions and threatens the possibility of a Palestinian state, with more than 1,000 Palestinians in the West Bank killed and around 2,144 attacks in November.
- With around 700,000 authorised settlers in roughly 150 settlements and around 200 unauthorised outposts, Palestinian officials urged international action, calling it 'a dangerous escalation'.
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Israel Legalizes 19 West Bank Settlements, Undoing Disengagement Policy - The Thinking Conservative News
Israel has legalized 19 unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank, reversing evacuations of several Israeli settlements from 20 years ago. The post Israel Legalizes 19 West Bank Settlements, Undoing Disengagement Policy appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
Israel Legalizes 19 West Bank Settlements, Undoing Disengagement Policy
Israel’s government has finalized the legalization of 19 previously unauthorized settler outposts in the West Bank, undoing the evacuation of several Israeli settlements 20 years ago. The move was announced on Dec. 21 by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who described the decision as correcting what he called a historic “injustice” for those striving for a Zionist cause and as a step to block the establishment of a Palestinian state. “W…
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