Netanyahu urges residents of illegal West Bank outpost to accept compromise offer and move to new neighborhood on State-owned land. Settlers: He's learned nothing from Gaza pullout
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Peace Now Director Yariv Oppenheimer called Netanyahu's offer a "cynical spin that is aimed at thwarting the implementation of the court's decision and delaying the outpost's evacuation by several years.
Peace Now in the Press: January 2012 Archives
A new report by Peace Now's Settlement Watch project shows that 2011 was a record year in West Bank settlement construction. Worse, the past years highlighted dangerous trends on the ground in the West Bank, which may end up torpedoing a two-state solution: an Israeli government intention to legalize illegal outposts and thus transform them into full-fledged settlements, and building in sensitive locations such as E-1, Efrat, and Givat Hamatos, which would deny contiguity for a future Palestinian state.
Middle East Online: "Peace Now: Jerusalem settlement activity went sky-high in 2011"
Ha'aretz: "Peace Now: Israel began building 1,850 new houses in West Bank in 2011"
Reuters: "Israel breaking settlement records, says Peace Now"
YNET: "Peace Now: Settlement construction soared in 2011"
CBS News (AP): "Watchdog: Israel settlement building up 20 percent"
Jerusalem Post: "East J'lem construction increased 7-fold in 2011"
Ha'aretz: "Peace Now: Israel began building 1,850 new houses in West Bank in 2011"
Reuters: "Israel breaking settlement records, says Peace Now"
YNET: "Peace Now: Settlement construction soared in 2011"
CBS News (AP): "Watchdog: Israel settlement building up 20 percent"
Jerusalem Post: "East J'lem construction increased 7-fold in 2011"
"Elkin's cooperation with right-wing extremists is even more dangerous than MKs aboard the [Gaza-bound] Marmara flotilla [in 2010]," (Peace Now Secretary General Yariv) Oppenheimer said.
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By LAHAV HARKOV AND MELANIE LIDMAN
01/09/2012 02:52
Rightist MKs condemn indictments against activists.
Ha'aretz: "Israel bill to force Palestinians to prove ownership over land used for West Bank outposts"LA Times: "Settlement outposts at root of Jewish violence in West Bank"
Ma'an: "Report: Netanyahu delays law restricting outpost evictions"
Jerusalem Post: "Agreement reached with state to save Ramat Gilad outpost"
LA Times Blog: "Israel to legalize West Bank outpost, mulling more construction"
AFP: "Israel to legalize, not demolish, illegal settlement"
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