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October 21, 2010

Israeli Settlers Build Over 600 New Homes
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New figures show Israel has rapidly expanded settlement construction in
the occupied West Bank since lifting a partial freeze last month.
According to the Israeli group Peace Now, ground has been broken on over
600 new homes—four times the pace of the previous two years.
Speaking in Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the US
remains opposed to settlement expansion.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: "It’s no secret that we are in a
difficult period. When President Abbas and Prime Minister Netanyahu came
to Washington last month to relaunch direct negotiations, we knew there
would be setbacks and struggles. Our position on settlements is well
known and has not changed."



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