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Israel has approved the construction of over 8,000 new homes in West Bank, making it the largest expansion of Jewish settlements in the area in 25 years, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said. The UN considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory illegal under international law and an obstacle to the proposed two-state solution.
Israel has approved the construction of over 8,000 new homes in West Bank, making it the largest expansion of Jewish settlements in the area in 25 years, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman has said. The UN considers the establishment of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory illegal under international law and an obstacle to the proposed two-state solution.
