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Israel seizes most West Bank land in 30 years (1 Viewer)

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Wadi Fukin, occupied West Bank - Residents of Wadi Fukin have grown accustomed to the sounds of construction. This lush village, which sits just west of Bethlehem along the Green Line, is surrounded on three sides by Israeli settlements that are constantly growing.
Dotted with olive trees and natural springs, the village of 1,200 people is known for its harvest of organic turnips, cabbage and chili peppers. But this small community has borne the brunt of heavy settlement activity for many years. One of the Jewish settlements surrounding the village, Beitar Illit, is so large that it is one of only four settlements in the West Bank classified by Israel as a "city".


Sunday brought even more bad news for Palestinians here: Israeli authorities announced that nearly 400 hectares of land nearby - in what they refer to as the Etzion settlement bloc - are now "state land". This means they are no longer privately owned by Palestinians, and therefore can be used for possible settlement construction.

A settlement watchdog group, Peace Now, called the Israeli move the largest land-grab since the 1980s. Building here would ensure territorial continuity between the Green Line and the settlements of Beitar Illit, Kfar Etzion, and Gevaot, and would help link West Bank settlements such as Gush Etzion directly with Jerusalem, cutting off Palestinian access in the process.
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Just keep on grabbing more and more land, and expanding illegal settlements and soon the future state of Palestine will be left to very little. More counterproductive actions.
 
As a result of the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip in 1995, 93.6% of Wadi Fukin's land is located in Area C (complete Israeli control) while 6.4% is located in Area B which is under the administration of the Palestinian National Authority and Israeli security.[5]
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Wadi Fukin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
L0neW0lf said:
Oh so you approve of Israel's continued colonialism?

I thought that was all unimportant 'history and stuff' ;)
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I have no idea what you're on about, and I doubt anyone has a clue. Good luck with your conspiracy theory website sources and good day.
 
ecofarm said:
I have no idea what you're on about, and I doubt anyone has a clue. Good luck with your conspiracy theory website sources and good day.
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Lol, please show me where I've quoted "conspiracy theory website sources"

Gonna be a long wait, given that this is yet another one of the myths you choose to ascribe to, without the need for evidence because, you know, who needs that?
As for what I meant, I don't think I could have been any more clearer. you quoted a text attempting to justify Israel's continued colonization activity in Wadi Fukin.
 
This is exactly it,

THe occupation has NOTHING to do With Security, it has nothing to do With Hamas, (hamas has nothing to do With the west bank), it's good old colonialism ... they just want to take everything.

You know what, Israel is making it RATIONAL to be violent against Israel, it's obvious ISrael doesn't care about Peace, doesn't want it, at all.
 
RGacky3 said:
This is exactly it,

THe occupation has NOTHING to do With Security, it has nothing to do With Hamas, (hamas has nothing to do With the west bank), it's good old colonialism ... they just want to take everything.

You know what, Israel is making it RATIONAL to be violent against Israel, it's obvious ISrael doesn't care about Peace, doesn't want it, at all.
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When the colonialism started?
To which colonialism would you compare the Israeli one?
 
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