Well, that plus the utter bomb-athon it has leveled on Gaza over the past few months.Israel’s Civil Administration in the West Bank yesterday announced the takeover of 988 acres (3,799 dunams) belonging to five Palestinian villages between the Etzion settlement bloc and Jerusalem. The move clears the way for construction of a new settlement named Gvaot.
The announcement follows the cabinet’s decision last week to take over the land in response to the June kidnapping and killing of three teenage Jewish boys by Hamas militants in the area.
Haaretz
Wasn’t it a stroke of luck for Israel that those three boys were taken?Peace Now, which monitors settlement construction, said it was the largest Israeli appropriation of West Bank land in 30 years.
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The appropriated land belongs to five Palestinian villages in the Bethlehem area: Jaba, Surif, Wadi Fukin, Husan and Nahalin.
The move is the latest of a series of plans designed to attach the Etzion settlement bloc to Jerusalem and its environs. Construction of a major settlement, known as Gvaot, at the location has been mooted by Israel since the year 2000.
Really?Palestinian officials did not seem very surprised last night by the Israeli cabinet decision.
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