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Israeli cabinet secretly approves 22 new settlements in West Bank

2025-05-28

But don't tell nobody. It's a secret!
[GEO.TV] The Israeli Security Cabinet has ''secretly'' approved the construction of 22 new illegal settlements on Paleostinian land in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported, citing a report from the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth.

According to the newspaper, the cabinet ''secretly approved two weeks ago the establishment of 22 settlements in [the occupied West Bank]''.

The report added that the proposal was submitted by Defence Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The Paleostinian presidency said that the approval of the new illegal settlements constitutes ''a dangerous escalation that drags the region into a cycle of violence and instability''.
Where has ever been but in ''a cycle of violence and instability?''

The Times of Israel adds:

The settlements — a mix of new communities to be founded, and existing, illegal outposts to be legalized — include the evacuated settlements of Homesh and Sa-Nur, according to Ynet.

The two communities were evacuated and partially demolished at the same time that all Israeli settlements in Gaza were evacuated in 2005. There have been repeated attempts by settlers to re-establish both communities in the years since their evacuation.

The Israel Hayom news outlet reported Tuesday that the government intends to use the 22 new settlements to bolster Israel’s presence around Route 443, which connects Jerusalem and Tel Aviv via Modiin. A section of the route passes through the West Bank.

Posted by:Fred

#1 Not much of a secret.

Posted by: Angstrom 2025-05-28 11:07

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