Reuters: Israel deprives Palestinians in West Bank: report

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Israel deprives Palestinians in West Bank: report
JERUSALEM | Sun Dec 19, 2010 4:30pm EST


JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel is preventing Palestinian development in parts of the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem while pouring funding into Jewish settlements, the Human Rights Watch group said on Sunday.

Its 166-page report focused on Israeli policies in areas of the West Bank where the Palestinian Authority does not hold any sway under interim peace deals and in East Jerusalem, annexed to Israel after its capture in a 1967 war.

"Israeli policies in the West Bank harshly discriminate against Palestinian residents, depriving them of basic necessities while providing lavish amenities for Jewish settlements," the New York-based organization said.

Rejecting the criticism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused human rights groups collectively of demonstrating "hypocrisy" toward Israel. ............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6BI11U20101219