Israel approves 272 new settlement homes in West Bank
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JERUSALEM (AFP) -- A plan for 272 new homes in West Bank settlements was approved on the eve of US Secretary of State John Kerry's departure Monday, Israel's Peace Now movement said.
Israel had been expected to announce new settlement plans alongside the release of Palestinian prisoners last week -- as it did during previous releases -- in a bid to ease the concerns of hardliners as it engages in US-brokered peace talks.
Peace Now said the construction of 250 homes at Ofra and 22 at Karnei Shomron was approved by the Israeli military administration charged with the settlements.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also told members of his Likud party on Monday that he did not intend to dismantle settlements in the West bank as part of peace talks with the Palestinians, the private television station Channel 10 reported.
No intentions of removing settlements means no intentions for peace.
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