Israel’s far-right government has approved plans to build thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank — a move that threatens to worsen increasingly strained relations with the U.S.
The decision defiedof Israel’s settlement policies in occupied lands. It also raised tensions with the Palestinians at a time of rising violence in the occupied territory.
Multiple Israeli media outlets said the Defense Ministry planning committee that oversees settlement construction approved over 5,000 new settlement homes. The units are at various stages of planning, and it was not immediately clear when construction would begin. The ministry did not immediately comment.The international community, along with the Palestinians, considers settlement construction illegal or illegitimate and obstacles to peace.
Israel’s government, which took office in late December, is dominated by religious and ultranationalist politicians with close ties to the settlement movement. has been increasingly outspoken in its criticism of Israel’s settlement policies and has repeatedly called on Israel to halt the building. Despite the criticism, the U.S. has taken little action against its close ally.
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