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West Bank settlement expansion accelerates ahead of Israel’s election

From Der Standard · () German

Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Analysis Named sources Ongoing story
  • Settlement leaders in the occupied West Bank warn that a possible Israeli government change could halt settlement expansion.
  • The article reports efforts to bring more land under Israeli control before Israel’s election at the end of October.
  • NGOs describe the process as annexation and large-scale seizure of Palestinian land.

Settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank is accelerating ahead of Israel’s election, as efforts intensify to bring as much land as possible under Israeli control before a possible change of government.

The area southeast of Nablus is described as a hotspot for settler attacks. Palestinian boys are pictured looking toward a new illegal Israeli outpost in the occupied West Bank.

The settlers are nervous. If the bloc of right-wing conservative Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu loses the election at the end of October, they fear that “a left-wing government will come to power and stop settlement expansion.” The heads of 14 Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank issued that warning on Monday.

Non-governmental organizations describe the expansion as annexation and a massive land grab from Palestinians.

a left-wing government will come to power and stop settlement expansion

· Heads of 14 Israeli settlementsThey warned that a possible change of government after the election could halt settlement growth.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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