fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoA step in the wrong direction': Israel's West Bank plans prompt global backlash
Announcing the measures, which involve extending Israeli control in areas that are currently under Palestinian administration, Israel's defence minister, Israel Katz, made clear they were aimed at strengthening Israeli settlements in the West Bank and pre-empting the emergence of an independent sovereign Palestine. The measures, passed by the Israeli security cabinet, also make it easier to find out who owns land in the West Bank and for non-Arabs to buy property in the territory.
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