Israel began construction of the first settlements in the West Bank in the twenty-first century

Benjamin Nitanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the start of construction of the first over the past 25 years the settlements on the West Bank of the Jordan river. About this he wrote on his Twitter page.


Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu)
On 20 June 2017, 08:38

According to The Jerusalem Post, the houses are built will be designed for 40 families who were evicted earlier this year from the settlement of Amona. “The people of Amon were homeless for five months , and today offer a glimmer of hope,” reads their statement.

On 15 February, the President of the United States Donald trump during a press conference with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu called on Israel to refrain from building new settlements.

23 December 2016 the UN security Council adopted a resolution demanding to stop the construction of Jewish settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. The document was supported by all Council members, except for the abstention of the representative of the United States. Jerusalem refused to follow this decision, and soon Israeli Prime Minister has lifted a ban on the construction of houses in East Jerusalem.

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