Published Date:
30 June 2009
ISRAEL'S defence ministry said yesterday it had approved construction of 50 new homes at a West Bank settlement in an expansion that defies a US call for a settlement freeze.
News of the planned building work emerged hours before defence minister Ehud Barak left for the US for talks aimed at narrowing a rift with Washington over settlements.
An affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court outlined plans to relocate settlers from Migron, an outpost built in the West Bank without Israeli government permission, to the new settlement.
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Last Updated:
29 June 2009 9:44 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
