{"id":27046,"date":"2018-12-27T01:22:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T01:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27046"},"modified":"2018-12-27T01:22:46","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T01:22:46","slug":"israel-advances-plans-for-nearly-2200-settler-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qatar-news.org\/qatarnewsEn\/?p=27046","title":{"rendered":"Israel ‘advances plans’ for nearly 2,200 settler homes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Israeli authorities have advanced plans for nearly 2,200 settlement homes in the occupied West Bank<\/a>, an NGO and Israeli media said.<\/p>\n

A defence ministry committee with responsibility for such projects on Tuesday and Wednesday approved the plans, the settlement watchdog Peace Now said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

It said 1,159 housing units were given final approvals before building permits can be issued, while 1,032 were at an earlier stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Times of Israel website also reported the development, saying in total\u00a02,191 settlement homes are expected to be advanced this week.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

It is the first such approvals since snap polls were called<\/a> earlier this week, after the ruling right-wing government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/span><\/a> collapsed.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Netanyahu agreed to dissolve parliament and call for early elections on April 9.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu meets settler leaders\u00a0<\/h2>\n

The settlements, which play an important role in Israel<\/a>‘s right-wing politics, have\u00a0surged under Netanyahu.\u00a0<\/span>Earlier on Wednesday, he met settler leaders in Jerusalem<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n

“We’ll see an attempt by the left-wing to overthrow our rule with the help of the media and others,” he said, speaking of the elections.<\/span><\/p>\n

“They can’t succeed, because if they do – that will pose a clear danger to the settlement movement.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Israeli settlements have also long been viewed as a major roadblock to a viable Palestinian state. <\/span><\/p>\n

They are\u00a0<\/span>considered a violation of international law and major stumbling blocks to peace efforts as they are built on land the Palestinian leaders want for their future state including\u00a0occupied East Jerusalem<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More than 400,000 Israelis live in West Bank settlements<\/a>, which range in size from tiny hamlets to large towns. A further 200,000 live in settlements in East Jerusalem.<\/p>\n

There are some 400 settlements in the Palestinian territories <\/span>captured by Israel in the 1967 war<\/span>, built with or without government approval. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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