Israeli settlers organizations, such as the Land of Israel Faithful and the Youth for the Land of Israel, have been building 11 new outposts in the West Bank on Sunday and Monday, largely in a response to the visit of US special envoy George Mitchell.
Dismantled illegal outpost - AP photo by Dan Balilty
According to Israeli media dozens of settlers, predominantly teenagers, are now staying at a number of outposts that were constructed on Sunday and further expanded on Monday.
Israeli forces evacuated settlers from one of these sites on Sunday, but didn’t prevent them from coming back at night to continue building new structures.
At a different location settlers tried to rebuild the Netzer outpost that has already been evacuated numerous times in the past. One settler was arrested for entering a closed military zones and two were detained for interrogation.
At all the other locations the Israeli army didn't interfere to stop the illegal activity.
The building of the new outposts was largely undertaken by Israeli minors.....
According to international law any settlement activity is illegal as it prohibits the occupying force from transferring its own population into the territories it occupies. Full story
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