Israel land grab
Israel has announced its intention to appropriate about 4 square kilometers of Palestinian land on the West Bank, supposedly in retaliation for the recent kidnap and murder of three Israeli university students. It will be the largest appropriation of land by Israel in 30 years. The move has been condemned by both the United States and by the U.N.
Appropriation of this land would pave the way for more settlement activity which is illegal under international law and according to the U.N., "is totally counter to the two-state solution".
Those apologists for Israels brutal and murderous actions who also claim that Israel has no interest in acquiring Palestinian land and resources really ought to wake up and smell the roses.
The British government said on Monday it deplored an Israeli decision to appropriate a large swathe of land inside the occupied West Bank, saying the move would seriously damage Israel's international reputation.
On Sunday, Israel announced the appropriation of land in the Etzion Jewish settlement bloc near Bethlehem, a move which an anti-settlement group said was the biggest such claim in 30 years.
"The UK deplores the Israeli government's expropriation of 988 acres of land around the settlement of Etzion," British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a statement which echoed US calls to reverse the decision.
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