Israeli settlers plan to build three settlements near O. Jerusalem

[ 20/05/2011 - 03:36 PM ]

RAMALLAH, (PIC)-- The Hebrew yedioth Ahronoth newspaper has unveiled Thursday that a group of rightist Israelis announced they would build three new settlements near occupied Jerusalem.

According to the paper, the group that calls itself "Youth for the sake of Yehuda and Samria" decided to carryout the plan during the visit of Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu to Washington late this month by placing caravans in the places slated for the establishment of the settlements.

The paper also quoted the group members as saying that they won't abandon Yehuda and Samria (the Name the Israelis give to the West Bank) at any cost and that they will work hard to link the new three settlements with Ma'aleh Adomim settlement near the occupied city of Jerusalem.

"For us, we don’t see any difference between the 1948-occupied lands and the 1967-occupied lands because we consider all of it as the land of Israel, and we want to link those settlements altogether to form a geographic series that would block any chance to establish a Palestinian state in the future," the paper further quoted a member of the group as saying.


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