Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Israel 'almost doubles number of homes being built in settlements'


Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday August 26 2008

"Israel has nearly doubled the number of homes under construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank this year, according to a report published today.

The report, by Peace Now, an Israeli organisation, said the housing ministry had begun work on 433 new settlement housing units between January and May this year compared with 240 in the same period last year, despite continuing negotiations with the Palestinians for a peace agreement. The organisation said its findings were based on figures from Israel's central bureau of statistics.

It said more than 1,000 new buildings, representing 2,600 housing units, were under construction in settlements. Of these, 55% are on the eastern side of the concrete and steel barrier Israel has built in and along the West Bank......."

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