Israel to increase funds for monitoring illegal Arab Area C construction

From Haaretz:The Israeli ministry that oversees settlements intends to double the budget allocated to settlers for drones and inspectors to monitor Palestinian construction. The National Missions Ministry intends to allocate a total of 40 million shekels ($11.1 million) for this purpose.In 2020 the National Missions Ministry – then the Settlement Ministry, and headed by Likud...

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01/04 Links Pt1: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict can't be solved, only ended; UNRWA paving the road to conflict; Iran vows response to Khamenei cartoons in Charlie Hebdo

From Ian: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict can't be solved, only ended - opinion It’s not about what Israel does, but about what Israel is and represents. That’s why many oppose Israel and support its enemies. Attempts to find “solutions” were based on leftist assumptions that in order to have peace, Israel must make compromises and concessions. This was the basis of the...

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More truth about "Masafer Yatta"

Anti-Israel activists have been screaming about Israel's demolition of the illegal structures on the "Masafer Yatta" area. Even this week, one resident published an op-ed in The Independent "The Israeli government is trying to destroy my village – we need your help." I showed last month that Masafer Yatta is a relatively recent set of illegal outposts, with no residents...

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No, Masafer Yatta is not an ancient Arab community. It was built to steal land from Israel.

Here is how Rashida Tlaib quoted antisemite Mohammed El-Kurd about last week's High Court ruling on Masafer Yatta:El-Kurd goes on to say that 2,400 people live in the 22 "ancient" villages of Masafer Yatta. (The current population is about 1,200 in between 8-11 outposts.)Wikipedia's "History" section of Masafer Yaffa is very sparse, and purposefully vague. Here it is in its...

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