From: William Gladys <william.gladys@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:44 PM
Subject: Fw: Israel steals more land in West Bank
To: world_Politics@googlegroups.com
Cc: Al-Hilal <Al-Hilal@sky.com>
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/188210.html
Israel steals more land in West Bank
Fri Jul 8, 2011 11:15PM
A progressive NGO says Israel has seized about 20 hectares (50 acres) of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank in order to legalize a settlement outpost.
Peace Now reported on its website on Friday that the stolen land belonged to residents of the Palestinian village of Karyut near Ramallah, AFP reported.
The NGO said that over the years, Israel has used the tactic to take over nearly 16 percent of the West Bank and then allocated it to settlers.
Israel occupied the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem) in 1967 and later annexed both. It also occupied the Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights in 1967.
The international community has refused to recognize either the occupation or the annexation. The United Nations and the European Union say the settlements are illegal because they are constructed on occupied territories.
The UN also considers the settlement expansion to be illegal under international law.
In September 2010, direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority reached a stalemate after Tel Aviv refused to lift a partial 10-month freeze on its construction of illegal settlements on the occupied lands.
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