Saturday 8 December 2012

Are Isreael's E1 settlement plans likely to bring about settlement?

An Israeli police station is seen on a hillside in the West Bank near Jerusalem December 4, 2012. Known simply by its administrative name, E1 (East One), this exposed stretch of West Bank land is at the centre of a growing diplomatic dispute pitting Israel against both the Palestinians and also many of its Western allies. REUTERS-Ammar Awad

Despite international protests, Israel looks set to go ahead with its plan to create 3,000 settler homes in the West Bank. Considered an illegal move by a number of nations, there is fear that Israeli housing could bisect the West Bank and cut off Palestinians from Jerusalem, further dimming hopes for a contiguous state. 

So what does Israel hope to achieve by doing this?

And what did Palestine think would happen once it became a non-member observer state in the UN?

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