‘Israel’ Planning 15k More Settler Units in Occupied Al-Quds
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The Zionist entity intends to build 15,000 new settler units in East of
occupied al-Quds/Jerusalem, an ‘Israeli' Ministry said on Friday despite
US President Donald Trump's request to "hold back" on settlements as
part of a possible new push for the so-called ‘Israeli'-Palestinian
peace.
A formal announcement of the settlement plan, quickly condemned by the chief Palestinian negotiator, could come around the time Trump is scheduled to visit Israel next month.
‘Israeli' Minister Yoav Galant told ‘Israel' Radio that his ministry and the al-Quds Municipality had been working on the plan for two years, with proposals for 25,000 units, 15,000 of which would be in East al-Quds, captured by the Zionist regime in the 1967 Middle East war and later annexed.
"We will build 10,000 units in Jerusalem and some 15,000 within the [extended] municipal boundaries of Jerusalem. It will happen," he said.
Saeb Erekat, the Palestinians' chief negotiator, said ‘Israel's' move was a systematic violation of international law and a "deliberate sabotage" of efforts to resume talks.
"All settlements in occupied Palestine are illegal under international law," he said in a statement. "Palestine will continue to resort to international bodies to hold ‘Israel', the occupation power, accountable for its grave violations of international law throughout occupied Palestine."
Channel 2 news said an announcement on building could be made on "Jerusalem Day" which this year, according to the Hebrew calendar, falls on May 24, when ‘Israel' celebrates its capture of the eastern part of the city.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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