"Israel is taking new steps to exert more control in the occupied West Bank. They're changing the rules in a region that already lives under complicated regulations. Some areas are controlled directly by Israelis. Others have limited jurisdiction by the millions of Palestinians who live there. Now Israel is changing the rules in those areas in ways that feel to some like Israel is formally annexing the territory that it has long occupied."
"The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved a series of sweeping measures for the West Bank. One measure would make it easier for the government and Jewish settlers to purchase real estate there for future Israeli settlement. Israel is also taking more control over two ancient religious sites in Palestinian areas, stripping planning powers from the Palestinian Authority. And Israeli enforcement agencies will now enter areas under Palestinian self-governance to act, for instance, against environmental hazards."
The Israeli Cabinet approved sweeping measures to increase Israeli control in the occupied West Bank. The measures make it easier for the government and Jewish settlers to purchase real estate for future settlements. The measures transfer control of two ancient religious sites in Palestinian areas and strip planning powers from the Palestinian Authority. Israeli enforcement agencies will enter areas under Palestinian self-governance to address issues such as environmental hazards. A senior settler minister said the measures eliminate the possibility of a Palestinian state alongside Israel. The United Nations secretary-general warned that the decisions erode prospects for a two-state solution.
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