Tuesday, June 30, 2009

DN! Israel Annexes New West Bank Land, Announces New Settlement Construction

DN! Israel Annexes New West Bank Land, Announces New Settlement Construction:

"Ahead of US Meeting, Israel Annexes New West Bank Land, Announces New Settlement Construction

The Israeli government has announced plans to expropriate a new swath of the occupied West Bank. Israel says it will take fifty-four square miles of Palestinian land, including shoreline near the Dead Sea. Palestinians will have forty-five days to contest the seizure in an Israeli court. A Palestinian cabinet minister called the move Israels single largest land takeover since it occupied the West Bank and Gaza in the 1967 war. The Israeli government, meanwhile, has authorized the construction of new homes in the West Bank settlement of Adam. The building plans are the latest in Israels rejection of President Obamas call to stop settlement expansion. They come on the eve of Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Baraks visit to Washington for talks with US officials. Obama has so far refused to apply any meaningful pressure on Israel, including the suspension of billions of dollars in annual US aid."



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