Israeli NGO: 70% rise in illegal settlement construction.
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[quote](Reuters) - Housing starts in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank are up by 70 percent this year, the anti-settlement Peace Now group said on Thursday, despite reports Israel has been quietly delaying new construction.[/quote]
[img]http://www.imemc.org/cache/imagecache/local/attachments/oct2013/460_0___10000000_0_0_0_0_0_constructions.jpg[/img]
[url]http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/10/17/uk-palestinians-israel-settlement-idUKBRE99G0K220131017[/url]
[quote]But in its new report, the group said the "tender moratorium" had little impact on construction because 86 percent of the building that began in the first six months of this year took place in areas where a bidding process was not required.[/quote]
Loophole, much?
Also, is there a better quality map available, it's impossible to read that one.
[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;42554476]Loophole, much?
Also, is there a better quality map available, it's impossible to read that one.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://settlementwatcheastjerusalem.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/constructionmid2013eng.pdf[/url]
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