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Occupation magazine - Settlements Home page  back Print  Send To friend More Homes For Settlers In Hebron By Saed Bannoura IMEMC & Agencies http://www.imemc.org/index.php?obj_id=53&story_id=57826 Israeli Minister without portfolio, Benni Begin, placed on Sunday the corner stone of ten new homes for Jewish settlers in the illegal Jewish settlement of Beit Hagai, south of Hebron in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. During the ceremony, Begin said that this issue is part of what he described as “The country’s right to build in the Land of Israel”. “There is nothing out of the ordinary here”, he added. Begin also said that his presence here means that Israel will continue to build settlements, and that there is no difference between a smaller settlement and a settlement bloc, “they will all expand, they will all thrive”, he stated. He further claimed that the constructions do not contradict the temporary settlement freeze in the occupied West Bank, and that the new constructions in Beit Hagai were approved by the government more than three months ago, and that the government also approved the construction of 3000 more homes for Jewish settlers in the West Bank. The Israeli government declared a so-called ten-month settlement freeze by the end of last year, but also decided that this freeze does not include Jerusalem or public structures in West Bank settlements. The Palestinian Authority in Ramallah in demanding Israel to stop all of its settlement activities in the West Bank and in occupied East Jerusalem as a condition to resume the stalled peace talks. By constructing settlements in the occupied territories, Israel is committing direct violations to the International Law and the Fourth Geneva Conventions. Settlements are illegal and constitute war crimes. RY Links to the latest articles in this section Two tiny Palestinian villages, supported by activists, hold on against brutal murderous settlers President Biden, open the US Consulate in East Jerusalem! A `Routine` Vote Could Be Trouble for Settlers – and Government