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Israel has declared the 300-dunam (74-acre) tract traversed with olive
trees and dirt paths "state land," a label it has applied to much of the
other lands upon which settlements and their connected farming lands
have been historically built.
"The present case refers to declared state lands on which approved
works are taking place lately for the agricultural development of the
region. The works are under constant supervision and monitoring," the
Israeli government body responsible for the occupied West Bank told
Reuters.
Residents of Kufr al-Deek and other villages disagree with the "state land" claim and say settlement activity is expanding.
They point out ruined Palestinian cisterns and modest homes on the hill
they say Israeli forces demolished in recent months. Looking out on the
horizon, the string of nearby settlements appear to be growing, with a
whole hillside next to one being flattened ahead of apparent planned
construction and settler portacabins pouring down the hillside of
another....
Peace Now, an Israeli watchdog
group, said Netanyahu's government had advanced plans to build almost
14,000 new settler homes on occupied land in the 9-month period of peace
talks which began last July.
The International Court of Justice deems the settlements illegal. While
the European Union has said it "deplores" them and the United States
calls them "illegitimate," countries have taken few obvious steps to
slow their spread.
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By Noah Browning
KUFR AL-DEEK West Bank
(Reuters) - Palestinians in the village of Kufr al-Deek in the northern
occupied West Bank awoke on Sunday to see Israeli earth-movers busily
flattening the top of a nearby hill.
Locals say it is their privately-owned land and that the Israeli
government is preparing to build a new Jewish settlement outpost there.
They fear it will help consolidate a bloc of Israeli towns, plunging
almost halfway into the occupied territory, which they say will deny
them a viable future state....READ MORE
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