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Israeli settlement raises 62% during the Bennett era
An Israeli institution announced on Friday, June 24, that the building of settlements built on Palestinian land rose by 62 percent during the period of Naftali Bennett’s government.
The Peace Now Foundation said in a report issued on its website, that the building of new settlement units inside the Palestinian territories (the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem) jumped 62 percent during the period of the Bennett-Lapid ‘government’, compared to the last government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. Making it as they described “The government of certain annexation”
The human rights community report said that the rate of destruction of Palestinian houses and property increased by 35 percent during the period of the Bennett-Lapid ‘government’, compared to the ‘government’ that preceded it. – Lapid.
Adding that the Bennett-Lapid ‘government’ has announced a number of catastrophic strategic goals, which are particularly harmful to the opportunity for Palestinian development and continuity, the ‘two-state solution, and reaching a political agreement.
Prime Minister Bennett and Alternative Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Lapid declared last Monday evening their deal to dissolve the Knesset and appoint the latter as prime minister of an interim ‘government, during a transitional time that ends with early elections “after attempts to stabilize the coalition had been exhausted,” according to a short statement from the prime minister’s office.
On Wednesday, the Israeli Knesset started voting to dissolve the Knesset, as part of a strategy that may take until next Monday, during which the date of early elections will be set.
At present, based on the result of multiple UN resolutions that cite Article 49 of the Geneva Convention, the consensus view of the international community is that Israeli concessions are forbidden and constitute a violation of international law according to the BBC, as of 2008 every government in the world, excluding Israel, believed the settlements to be illegal.
