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Settlement bill evokes domestic, international warnings; for PA a diplomatic boon

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Published: 10 December 2016

Last updated: 4 March 2024

The legalisation bill is not just about settlements - Michael J Koplow - Israel Policy Forum/Matzav Blog 08.12.16
The Regulation Bill, which aims to legalise thousands of homes in the West Bank built on private Palestinian land and passed a preliminary reading and a first reading in the Knesset last week, is a disaster for more reasons than I can list in one place. But that’s no excuse not to try.

And see:

Historic pro-settlement Israeli legislation (if taken seriously) - Shmuel Rosner – Jewish Journal 06.12.16
This is bad legislation, morally, legally, and politically, and there are two ways to understand it. The first is to dismiss it as yet another show of political bravado; the second is to treat it as a turning point in Israel’s history.

Israel's controversial settlement bill provokes Palestinian blitz
– Shlomi Eldar – Al-Monitor 08.12.16
‘The world will understand what we understood a long time ago — that Netanyahu is lying to everyone when he says he favours a two-state solution.’

Like Houdini, Netanyahu is a great escape artist - just look at his contortions on settlements
– J. J. Goldberg – The Forward 09.12.16

UN says Israeli bill to legalise settler homes ‘unequivocally illegal’
– AFP/The Times of Israel 08.12.16
Move will ‘seriously damage Israel’s reputation around the world,’ warns UN’s human rights commissioner.

Bennett hails step toward annexation in West Bank
December 6, 2016

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