Israeli ministers pledge to settle ‘2 million Jews’ in West Bank as gov’t approves 1000s more units in the heart of Palestinian communities
Israeli ministers pledge to settle ‘2 million Jews’ in West Bank as gov’t approves 1000s more units in the heart of Palestinian communities
Yumna Patel on February 24, 2019
“According to the Jewish News Syndicate (JNS), among the people who signed the declaration were Israel’s ministers for justice, education, transportation, tourism, environmental protection and Jerusalem affairs, public security, culture, communications, immigration, and social equality.”
“There are an estimated 622,000 Israeli settlers living in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem in settlements that are considered illegal under international law.
Many of the settlements are built on privately owned Palestinian lands, with investigations finding that nearly all West Bank land deals for the settlements are forged.”