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Israel Advances New West Bank Settlements, Sets Election for April 9

HeadlineDec 27, 2018

Israel’s Defense Ministry has advanced plans to construct 2,200 new homes in a Jewish-only settlement in the occupied West Bank. Israel’s continued settlement expansion violates international law and multiple U.N. resolutions. This comes as Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, formally set April 9 as the date for a new election, after the right-wing coalition government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu collapsed.

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