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Israel advances West Bank settlement bill - Business Insider
retroactively authorizing unauthorized settlements established on private lands owned by Palestinians. yea, that's going to promote peace
we are negotiating about dividing a pizza and in the meantime israel is eating it
retroactively authorizing unauthorized settlements established on private lands owned by Palestinians. yea, that's going to promote peace
Israel's parliament gave preliminary approval on Wednesday to a disputed bill that would retroactively legalize Jewish ettlement outposts built on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
... Outposts usually start with pre-fabricated huts on remote hilltops and lived in by a handful of settlers. Over time, they acquire Israeli military protection and hook up to water and electricity networks, slowly becoming more formalized, despite being regarded as illegal.
... The legislation offers monetary compensation or alternative plots to Palestinians who own land on which settlers have built homes without a formal state go-ahead. There are some 100 unauthorized settlement-outposts in the West Bank ...
would legalize 2,000-3,000 outpost housing units, lived in by around 15,000 people.
Most countries view all Israeli settlements on occupied land as illegal.
we are negotiating about dividing a pizza and in the meantime israel is eating it