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'PA won't allow (illegal) E1 "Settlement" project to happen':

The Palestinian Authority will not allow Israeli plans to build in the occupied E1 area of Jerusalem to be realized, PA President Mahmoud Abbas said Saturday, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa. Abbas said the building plans are "A red line and we will not allow it to happen." Ref. Source 4

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Israel approves another 1,200 illegal "Settlement" units around occupied Jerusalem:

Plan brings total approvals to 5,500 in just over a week as right urges Binyamin Netanyahu to drop two-state solution pledge. Ref. Source 5

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Obama: 'Israel Doesn't Know What Its Best Interests Are': Op-Ed:

Obama said privately and repeatedly, "Israel doesn't know what its own best interests are." With each new settlement announcement, in Obama's view, Netanyahu is moving his country down a path toward near-total isolation. Ref. Source 7

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Netherlands calls on stores to label products from illegal Israeli settlements:

The Netherlands' foreign minister, Frans Timmermans, said in a speech to parliament Wednesday that the settlements are illegal and an obstacle to peace. He said that the labeling of products by retail chains in Holland will allow consumers to know whether they want to purchase these products. Ref. Source 4

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Israeli teens arrested for spitting on Arab woman:

The teens from Nazareth Illit on Saturday night confessed to harassment of the 60-year-old woman in which they told her to leave "The Jewish neighborhood." Ref. Source 8

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Palestinian negotiator rejects idea of partial settlement freeze:

Abbas says he won't return to negotiations without an Israeli construction freeze, arguing that Israel's building on war-won land pre-empts the outcome of talks on a border between Israel and a future state of Palestine. Abbas last held talks with Netanyahu's predecessor in late 2008. Ref. Source 8

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Land grab: Israeli govt backs bill to forcibly relocate up to 40,000 Bedouin villagers:

Israeli Cabinet ministers backed a draft law to demolish Bedouin villages in the country's Negev Desert and move its residents to government-approved settlements in the area. If adopted by the Knesset, it will affect tens of thousands of Bedouins. Ref. Source 2

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The organization behind illegal West Bank outpost construction:

With friends in high places, law-evading ploys and piles of money in the bank, veteran settler leader Ze'ev Hever and his organization Amana are seemingly immune to Israeli legal action. Ref. Source 7