Published: 19 March 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Peace Now says Israel has reinstated a policy of confiscating vast swathes of Palestinian land for settlement expansion in a trend not seen since the pre-Oslo period in the 1980s. The latest declaration applies to an area south of Jericho that is located deep in the West Bank, far beyond the Green Line and the separation barrier, and at the eastern edge of the corridor between Jerusalem and Jericho, Israeli control of which would split the West Bank in half and prevent the possibility of establishing a viable and contiguous Palestinian state.
See report and map here
And see:
Government declares 2342 dunams south of Jericho as state land – Peace Now -15.03.16
Army Radio has revealed that the declaration was made on 10 March, during US Vice-President Biden’s visit to Israel.
Methods of Confiscation – Peace Now June 2009
Methods used by Israel in order to take over Palestinian lands
More settlement expansion December 19, 2015
Settlers using security zones to expropriate Palestinian land July 12, 2015
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