Zionist Regime Approves 1,800 Settler Units as Elections Near
WEST BANK (Dispatches) – The Zionist regime gives the green light for construction of close to 1,800 new settler units in the illegal settlements it has built across the occupied West Bank, in a move apparently aimed at securing votes for scandal-hit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of upcoming elections.
The High Planning Subcommittee of Israel’s so-called Civil Administration issued the approval, acting on a proposal by the occupying regime’s war minister, Naftali Bennett, The Jerusalem Post reported.
He swore he would "not give one inch of land” to the Palestinians, saying, "We authorized many units in the settlements and we will continue to do so in the future.”
Thursday’s session came less than two months after the previous one, "marking an increase in the frequency of the committee’s meetings,” The Times of Israel wrote.
It cited Shabtay Bendet from the Peace Now settlement watchdog as saying it appeared that Netanyahu was trying to court voters in the run-up to the parliamentary polls that have been scheduled for Monday. The elections, the third one to take place in a year, will see Israelis deciding whether the premier, who has been indicted in a corruption scandal, should remain in office for a fifth term.
The settler units include 620 ones in the central West Bank settlement of Eli, where the regime’s supreme court would for long disallow serious development owing to repeated petitions lodged by the Palestinians. The court, however, officially sided with the settlers last week.
The Zionist regime has become more brazen in its efforts to trample upon Palestinians’ rights since the 2016 election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has unprecedentedly intensified Washington’s support for the regime.
Trump has recognized al-Quds as the occupying regime’s "capital,” relocating the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy occupied city, and announcing a scheme that allows the regime to annex the land on which it has been building the illegal settlements.
More than 600,000 Zionists live in over 230 settlements built since the 1967 occupation of the West Bank. All Zionist settlements are illegal under international law.
The High Planning Subcommittee of Israel’s so-called Civil Administration issued the approval, acting on a proposal by the occupying regime’s war minister, Naftali Bennett, The Jerusalem Post reported.
He swore he would "not give one inch of land” to the Palestinians, saying, "We authorized many units in the settlements and we will continue to do so in the future.”
Thursday’s session came less than two months after the previous one, "marking an increase in the frequency of the committee’s meetings,” The Times of Israel wrote.
It cited Shabtay Bendet from the Peace Now settlement watchdog as saying it appeared that Netanyahu was trying to court voters in the run-up to the parliamentary polls that have been scheduled for Monday. The elections, the third one to take place in a year, will see Israelis deciding whether the premier, who has been indicted in a corruption scandal, should remain in office for a fifth term.
The settler units include 620 ones in the central West Bank settlement of Eli, where the regime’s supreme court would for long disallow serious development owing to repeated petitions lodged by the Palestinians. The court, however, officially sided with the settlers last week.
The Zionist regime has become more brazen in its efforts to trample upon Palestinians’ rights since the 2016 election of U.S. President Donald Trump, who has unprecedentedly intensified Washington’s support for the regime.
Trump has recognized al-Quds as the occupying regime’s "capital,” relocating the American Embassy from Tel Aviv to the holy occupied city, and announcing a scheme that allows the regime to annex the land on which it has been building the illegal settlements.
More than 600,000 Zionists live in over 230 settlements built since the 1967 occupation of the West Bank. All Zionist settlements are illegal under international law.