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Israel breaks ground on first new settlement in 20 years
« on: June 21, 2017, 01:54:46 pm »
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Israel breaks ground on first new settlement in 20 years

    Raf Sanchez, Jerusalem

20 June 2017 • 2:20pm

Israel today broke ground on its first new settlement in the occupied West Bank in nearly 20 years, in what Palestinians said was an effort to thwart Donald Trump’s efforts at peace making.

The new settlement, known as Amichai, will be the first since 1999 and is located in the heart of the West Bank, in an area Palestinians hope will one day be part of an independent state of Palestine.

West Bank settlements are considered illegal by most of the international community and Mr Trump had asked Israel to “hold off” on further construction while he tried to revive the moribund peace process.

Continued: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/20/israel-breaks-ground-first-new-settlement-20-years/

Some articles mention how Jared Kushner is going over there at the same time, this is occurring.