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R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 10:56 PM Jan 2015

Israel approved the construction of 16,716 housing units in 2014

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/16356-israel-approved-the-construction-of-16716-housing-units-in-2014

"The Israeli government approved schemes for building 16,716 new housing units in 33 settlements during 2014," the officer in charge of the settlement file in the northern West Bank, Ghassan Daghlas, said.

In 2014 there were790 Settler attacks on Palestinian property

In a press statement issued yesterday, he said the majority of the units were in Jerusalem, followed by Bethlehem and Salfit, stressing that the military orders, which affected thousands of acres of Palestinian land, were mostly either for the purpose of building the Separation Wall or confiscating land.

He explained that, based on these allegations, the Palestinians are prevented from developing their land without a permit issued by the Israeli authorities, where the occupation confiscated 7,304 acres of land in 2014.

He added: "The past year has witnessed a remarkable increase in the number of settler violations, where settlers launched 790 attacks on Palestinians and their properties, mostly in Jerusalem with 290 attacks, followed by 132 assaults in Hebron, 130 in Nablus and 107 attacks in Bethlehem."

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Israel approved the construction of 16,716 housing units in 2014 (Original Post) R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 OP
"the majority of the units were in Jerusalem" oberliner Jan 2015 #1
Nice of you to gloss over the bolded "attacks" mention. R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2015 #2
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
1. "the majority of the units were in Jerusalem"
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 12:22 AM
Jan 2015

Just in case people missed that.

This Middle East Monitor appears to be your new fave.

Looking forward to the daily dump of all the articles.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
2. Nice of you to gloss over the bolded "attacks" mention.
Thu Jan 15, 2015, 12:28 AM
Jan 2015

Can't have truth here that terror exists within Israel spheres no can we?
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