Israel PM-elect Netanyahu's deal plans to bolster settlements [View all]
Source: BBC
Israel PM-elect Netanyahu's deal plans to bolster settlements
17 November 2022
By Yolande Knell
BBC News, Jerusalem
A deal between Israel's prime minister-elect and his far-right partner reveals the likely next government's highly controversial plans for settlements.
It includes moves to legalise dozens of outposts in the occupied West Bank.
If the plan becomes policy, it will set Israel on collision course with the Palestinians and its foreign allies.
Jewish settlements are widely seen by the international community as illegal, but Israel disagrees. Outposts though are illegal even under Israeli law.
Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party sent out a statement on Wednesday on what they agreed would go into the coalition agreement, which has yet to be signed.
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