Expectations that Israel’s rare approval of Palestinian construction
would lead to major settlement construction appears to be true, with
Israeli NGO Peace Now reporting Israel has advanced plans for over 2,300 new settlement homes in the past few days.
Israel’s Higher Planning Committee confirmed this, and it appears that
the plans are at various stages, some ready to begin construction and
some just advancing down the planning track.
Peace Now says that the major focus on settlement locations appears to
be to preclude the Palestinians ever being able to reach a two-state
solution, with the settlement construction cutting off parts of the West
Bank from one another, and Israel’s vow to never evacuate another
settlement making them all but permanent walls.
Netanyahu and other Israeli officials have suggested that annexations of
parts of the West Bank could happen soon, though that has clearly been
delayed by the second election being called this year. Either way, the
far-right is dependent on the settlers’ votes and wants to keep them
happy.
Yahweh works in mysterious way that only Javanka can understand.
I’m shocked to find out that gambling is going on in the establishment!