FACT: On November 12, Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government had published tenders for the construction of more than 20,000 new settlement units – possibly the largest settlement announcement in history – including 1200 in the sensitive so-called E-1 corridor outside of occupied East Jerusalem. Following an international uproar and condemnation from the United States, Netanyahu canceled the E-1 plans and ordered Housing and Construction Minister Uri Ariel, who is himself a settler, to “reconsider” the others. However, on November 29, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported that the Housing Ministry never cancelled the tenders, prompting denials from Israeli officials, who assured the United States and Palestinian Authority that the plans were not moving forward.
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 22:09:02 +0000
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