Bezalel Smotrich stated, "No anti-Israeli and anti-Zionist decision will stop the development of settlements... We will continue to fight against the dangerous project of creating a Palestinian state by creating facts on the ground." This reveals the Israeli government's steadfast commitment to settlement expansion irrespective of international critique.
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh highlighted, "The project devours what's left of [Palestinian] land in the Bethlehem area, which has shrunk to nearly 10 percent of its original size… it's not just any UNESCO World Heritage Site, but also the only place left for agriculture, for picnics, planning and building." This emphasizes the vital importance of the land now under threat.
Analyst Muhannad Ayyash articulated Israel's long-term objective: "Israel's ultimate goal was to expand Israeli Jewish sovereignty over the entirety of the land, from the river to the sea... it's always to fragment the Palestinian population and create what it calls facts on the ground." This conviction encapsulates the broader strategy behind settlement policies.
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