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March 3, 2009

Group: Israel May Built 73,000 New Settlement Homes
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The Israeli group Peace Now says Israeli authorities are considering
plans for 73,000 new housing units in Jewish settlements in the occupied
West Bank. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports that if all of the
units are built, it would mean a 100 percent increase in the total
number of Israeli settlers in the West Bank.

Hagit Ofran of Peace Now: “We believe that if such plans are going to be
implemented, this could really prevent a two-state solution and actually
any solution to our conflict. And this is why we call the new government
not to approve any new construction anywhere in the West Bank
whatsoever.”



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