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March 2, 2009

Israel Considers Vastly Expanding West Bank Settlement
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The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports an Israeli government agency is
quietly promoting plans to vastly expand a settlement in the occupied
West Bank that currently houses just twelve Israeli families. The
Israeli Civil Administration has proposed the initial construction of
550 apartments in the settlement of Gva’ot, located near Alon Shvut,
followed by the construction of another 4,450 units at a later stage.
Another 2,000 apartments are planned for a neighboring settlement.



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