Israel Considering Plans to Build 1,670 New Housing Units in West Bank Jewish Settlements: Commission
The plans include 365 units in Maale Amos and 200 in Talmon, after 12 Western countries imposed trade restrictions on settlement products.
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Israel considering plans to build 1,670 new housing units in West Bank Jewish settlements: commission
Move comes after 12 Western countries decided to impose trade restrictions on products from Jewish settlements
Israel weighs plans to build 1,670 new housing units in illegal West Bank settlements
The Israeli government is considering plans to build 1,670 new housing units in illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said late Wednesday.
Israel weighs plans for 1,670 new housing units in illegal West Bank settlements
The plans, which include new areas and expanded housing in existing illegal settlements, come as 12 Western countries move to restrict trade with Israeli settlements and urge an end to their expansion.
Twelve Western countries have paved the way for new trade restrictions against settlement products. At this stage, the loss of profits should remain modest for the Hebrew state, which is more concerned about the degradation of the "made in Israel" label among European buyers.
Trade restrictions on Jewish settlements in the West Bank are growing into wider international pressure, deepening the rift with Washington, while Israeli countermeasures show the move was not seen as symbolic.
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)-affiliated Council for Combating the Separation Wall and Jewish Settlements reported that Israeli authorities are considering 13 plans involving the construction of 1,670 new housing units in the occupied West Bank.
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