Israel okayed nearly 14,000 settler homes during talks: NGO
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Israel approved plans for nearly 14,000 new settler homes during the nine months of peace talks with the Palestinians, an Israeli settlement watchdog said Tuesday as the negotiation period formally ended. Figures quoted by the Israeli liberal group, Peace Now, showed that during the talks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government approved at least 13,851 new housing through the advancement of plans and the publication of tenders. “This is an unprecedented number representing an average of 50 housing units per day or 1,540 per month,” it said. read more