Alarming Developments on the Ground
7/7/14
In the last few days, following the killing of the three Israeli teens, we witness alarming developments on the ground in settlements: Three new (serious) outposts were established and a new road to Givat Eitam outpost was paved, in addition to other several protest tents and other developments that the settlers put up in different places in the West Bank.
The settlers are taking advantage of the killing of the three teens in order to set facts on the ground that they wouldn't dare to do before. We don't know if they got a green light from the government (although such a green light could not have made the acts legal, short of planning procedures), however, those developments will be judged by the government's reaction.
If the government doesn’t evict them in the coming days, it will be much harder to remove them and they will stay and develop as settlements. The settlers might continue to seize the opportunity of the current political and security situation in order create more facts on the ground.
Continue reading @
http://peacenow.org.il/eng/3-New-Outposts
More on same subject @
http://972mag.com/nstt_feeditem
http://www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/politics/politico/8257-settlers-preparing-to-build-new-outposts
