Lynk is the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since , and Mr. Rajagopal is Special Rapporteur on adequate housing. As independent experts, they operate in their own capacity and are neither UN staff, nor are they paid by the Organization. Skip to main content. Israel promoted plans for more than 30, settler homes in the West Bank during the four years he was in power, according to Peace Now.
A senior Israeli official told Reuters news agency on Wednesday that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett's government was "trying to balance between its good relations with the Biden administration and the various political constraints". Mr Bennett is a right-wing nationalist who took office in June at the head of a coalition of eight parties from across the entire political spectrum of Israeli politics. He has long championed the right of Jewish settlement in the West Bank and rejects the notion of the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
The prime minister has ruled out resuming peace talks with the Palestinians and said he will instead focus on initiatives to improve living conditions for them. It would be the largest number of homes for Palestinians approved by Israel for more than a decade, according to Israeli media. Jewish settlers youths construct a structure in Givat Eviatar, a new Israeli settler outpost, near the Palestinian village of Beita in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 23, Picture taken June 23, A senior Palestinian official said the decision showed that Israel's new government, led by far-right politician Naftali Bennett, was "no less extreme" than the administration of the veteran leader he replaced, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An Israeli defence official said a planning forum of Israel's liaison office with the Palestinians gave preliminary approval for plans to build 1, housing units and its final go-ahead for projects to construct 1, homes.
It will be up to Defence Minister Benny Gantz, a centrist in Israel's politically diverse government, to give the nod for construction permits to be issued, with further friction with Washington looming. Data source: Foundation for Middle East Peace. The Oslo Accords, a peace agreement signed in and by the Palestinians and Israelis, were to provide a framework for lasting peace. This UN map shows the areas. The Oslo peace accords stated that, in Area C, "powers and responsibilities related to the sphere of Planning and Zoning will be transferred gradually to Palestinian jurisdiction" by For various reasons this has not happened, and Israel has used its control of Area C to significantly expand the size and number of settlements, as this chart shows.
For many years various international players, such as the United States, as well as many Israeli leaders, have indicated their support for a Palestinian state. However, Area C in the West Bank, which chops up the areas currently controlled by Palestinians, makes it difficult to conceive of a viable, contiguous country for Palestinians.
As Israel engages in settlement expansion in Area C—which includes Israeli-only roads, fences, and checkpoints—the possibility for two states living side by side in peace becomes ever more remote.
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