“As follows from a number of media reports the Israeli authorities are considering plans for building about 8,300 homes in an area lying between Eastern Jerusalem and the Maale-Adumim settlement (so-called zone E1) in the Israeli-occupied West Bank”, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Brussels cancels New Year’s festivities, fireworks over terror threat: mayor
Evidently, the recent arrests of two men suspected of planning one such attack in the city did not assuage safety concerns. People walk through a light snowstorm on December 30, 2015 in Istanbul, Turkey.
Peace Now said it obtained documents from the Housing Ministry which indicate that while no construction has yet been approved, Israel has not shelved its plans and has continued to hire architects for the scheme, which drew worldwide protest including from the UK.
Nigeria president says ready to negotiate for release of Chibok girls
To this end, he warned that the federal government may have no option than to ban the use of the hijab if the bombings continue. These are our priorities; not people looking for money to bring in rice (to the country).
Americans for Peace Now (APN) is alarmed by new evidence, exposed today by our Israeli sister organization Peace Now, indicating that the Israeli government is planning massive new settlement construction in the West Bank, including in an area known as “E-1” adjacent to East Jerusalem. As the Associated Press reported, a Palestinian security officer said that “Palestinian security forces arrested Wednesday about a dozen suspected radical Islamists in Bethlehem”. Israel says 88 of them were attacking or attempting to attack Israelis while the rest died in clashes with Israeli troops.
Florida mom shoots daughter dead after mistaking her for an intruder
Fox35 reports the woman had been asleep when she thought someone was breaking into her home on Tenth Street in St. The state attorney’s office will review the shooting to decide whether charges should be filed after the St.
Israel blames the ongoing violence on Palestinian incitement; Palestinians say it stems from despair at achieving independence.
On Monday, both men were handed over to police from the Judea and Samaria District at a West Bank checkpoint, along with the investigative material collected over the past month by Palestinian police.
US-backed peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel collapsed in April 2014 amid bitter mutual recriminations.
The Peace Now report said more than 55,000 settlement homes are in various stages of planning.
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A chief grievance of the Palestinians was settlement building on land they claim for a future state. “There is no need to pay worldwide prices for a process that does not have great significance”, a statement from the prime minister’s office said.
