See excerpts and links to:
Canadian Press: "Settler official confirms work has begun on up to 600 new homes in West Bank settlements"
VOA: "UN Envoy Condemns New West Bank Settlements"
MSNBC (Reuters): "Fearing new freeze, West Bank settlers rush to build"
NY Times: "In West Bank, Israeli Settler Building Rapidly Resumes";
Plus from The Christian Science Monitor, Democracy Now, AFP, Ha'aretz, BBC, CNN, and
Business Week: "Netanyahu in 'Close Contact' With U.S. on Peace Talks"
The Jerusalem Settlement Pisgat Zeev (in blue) already walls in Palestinian Beit Hanina and Shuafat Refugee Camp (in gold).
Masses gather in Tel Aviv to demonstrate against amendment to Citizenship Act.Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer was among those leading the procession, and he told YNET: "We are here to protest with the entire street against the dangerous policy of the government, which Labor ministers also support."
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High Court of Justice judges including Supreme Court President Dorit Beinish, Justice Uzi Fogelman and Justice Neal Hendel leveled criticism at government policy ignoring illegal construction in outposts which have been served with warrants.
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Also included are excerpts from and links to the Ha'aretz articles:
"Netanyahu still wary of razing six West Bank outposts slated for demolition in 2004" & "Border Control / Minister of contempt" by Akiva Eldar
If peace talks between Israelis and the Palestinians break down completely, the sticking point is likely to be expanded Israeli settlements in the West Bank. Indeed, settlements have for the past two years been the focus of attention from U.S. negotiators. That's a contrast to past peace efforts, when the dominant issues were Palestinian violence and terrorism or Israeli security.
