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Settlers oppose more WB housing for Palestinians

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Published: 20 June 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Qalqilyah spin: 14,000 units in construction pipeline settler lobby cried out against stand at 5,000 – Barak Ravid & Yotam Berger – Haaretz 20.06.17
Likud ministers rushed to condemn the approval of 14,000 homes without even checking the data amid pressure from settler lobby against Palestinian city.

Arab city expansion plan has the right up in arms – Elisha Ben Kimon – Ynetnews 19.06.17
Settlement leader decries plan to 'double Qalqilyah', despite fact that it in fact provides for only 6,000 units to be legalised or built over 18 years. Defence Minister Liberman: 'We're talking about building on private Palestinian land inside the city.' 

Settlers pressure Netanyahu to reject Palestinian building plan – Mazal Mualem – Al-Monitor 19.07.17
The Qalqilyah master plan was approved by Israel’s Security Cabinet as part of Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman's ‘carrot-and-stick’ plan in response to the individual or knife intifada.

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