"Israel" Approves New Settling Plan: 1500 Outposts

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Neglecting all international calls for ending settlements, "Israel" decided to construct new 1,500 new outposts in the north of al-Quds. In response, the Palestinian Authority said it would pursue Security Council action over the new aggression.
According to "Israeli" Ynet daily, the so-called "Planning and Construction" committee gave the plan its approval on Monday.

"The committee instructed the applicants to trim their request to build 1,600 units at the "Ramat Shlomo" to 1,500.... before resubmitting the plan for a final green light," it clarified.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian Authority responded by saying it would seek a UN Security Council meeting on the "Israeli" plans.
The PA is about to take "important and necessary measures against "Israel's" settlement building, including recourse to the UN Security Council, to prevent implementation of these decisions," President Mahmud Abbas's spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeina told AFP.

The "Israeli" announcement is expected to add international rejection caused by a separate plan to build 3,000 more settling units in the West Bank and east al-Quds after the Palestinians won upgraded status at the United Nations last month.
Last week, Abbas warned that the Palestinians could pursue "Israel" at the International Criminal Court if it builds the new settling outposts in the E1 area.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org