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European Christians Will Establish 'Settlements' in Hungary - PM Orban

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Many Christians will likely migrate from Western Europe to Hungary and establish “settlements” there in the coming years, according to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. PM Orbán predicted a growing exodus of Christians from other parts of Europe – likely a reference to increasing hostility against Believers as the influences of Islam and secular neoliberalism continue to expand on the continent. “Hungary... 

Salvini moves to clear out Italy’s illegal Roma camps

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Italy’s interior minister Matteo Salvini instructed regional officials to draft “reports on the presence of Roma, Sinti, and Camminanti settlements” in their respective areas within two weeks. According to a statement from the Interior Ministry “The aim is to verify the presence of illegal camps to draw up an eviction plan.” According to the Council of Europe, there are between 120,000 and... 

Benjamin Netanyahu: There Will Be No Palestinian State

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The U.S. is fully aware of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s flat rejection of the creation of a Palestinian state along with his plans to extend Israeli law to West Bank settlements, the Israeli premier said on Monday. In an interview with Channel 12, Netanyahu pushed back against his main challenger Benny Gantz’s claims that his vow to annex the West Bank was nothing more than an empty campaign... 

Trump Ignores Israel’s 10,000 New Settlements in Occupied West Bank

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The right wing Jewish lobby-controlled Trump administration has deliberately turned a blind eye to the Israeli construction of over 10,000 new Jews-only houses being built on land being stolen by the Jews from the Palestinian West Bank, a racist construction program that is one of the primary causes of the conflict in the region. According to a report in the Jerusalem Post, the Trump administration... 

Saudi Arabia says settlement in anti-corruption crackdown valued at $106 bn

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Settlements from Saudi Arabia’s crackdown on corruption have generated an estimated 400 billion riyal (US$106.7 billion), according to Attorney-General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb. The settlements consist of a various assets including real estate, commercial entities, securities, and cash, Mojeb said, as cited in a statement released by the government’s information office. The attorney-general... 

Israeli ministers approve law for settlements on private Palestinian land

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An Israeli ministerial committee has approved a draft bill to allow settlers in the occupied West Bank to remain in homes built on private Palestinian land. The country’s attorney-general said the bill is legally flawed. The bill was okayed unanimously on Sunday, and states that the Israeli government could confiscate land in exchange for compensation. The vote is believed to be aimed at avoiding... 

EU criticizes new Israeli settlement plan

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The European Union (EU) has criticized the Israeli regime for its new plan to continue illegal settlement expansion on the occupied Palestinian lands. The criticism came two days after Israel approved the construction of 900 new illegal settler units in Jerusalem. The 28-member EU said in a statement on Saturday that the Tel Aviv regime’s plans are in fact an obstacle to the so-called peace process... 

EU to consider sanctions on Israel over settlement expansion

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A crane completes a section of the Israeli regime’s separation barrier in Jerusalem, December 5, 2012. The European Union will consider passing a series of sanctions on the Israeli regime over its plan to construct thousands more illegal settler units on the occupied Palestinian land, a report says. The Israeli daily Maariv reported on Thursday that the EU move next week would include marking and... 

EU slams Israel settlement expansion

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EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton The European Union has criticized Israel for its illegal expansion of settlement units in the occupied Palestinian territories. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday that Israel’s plan to build 1,100 new illegal housing units in East al-Quds (Jerusalem) “undermines the talks with Palestinians and should be reversed,” AP reported. Ashton... 

Russia Urges Israel to Stop Settlement Construction in West Bank

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Russia urges Israel’s government to freeze construction of settlements in the West Bank, which violates international law and hinders Palestinian-Israeli talks, Russia’s permanent representative at the United Nations Vitaly Churkin told a UN Security Council session on Friday. According to Russia’s Itar-Tass news agency the UN Security Council on Friday failed to pass a resolution... 

US trying to stop UN resolution against West Bank settlements

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A partially built Israeli 'separation barrier' and the sprawling Gilo neighborhood (Right) as seen from the Palestinian village of Walaje. Washington is desperately trying to head off a United Nations resolution condemning Jewish settlements in Jerusalem and the disputed West Bank territories that is presenting Barack Obama with one of the most acute dilemmas of his presidency. Senior Palestinian... 

Israel: Settler assaults Peace Now volunteers

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Two representatives of the Peace Now organization and members of an Israeli television crew were attacked last week by a settler who objected to their presence in the West Bank as they documented construction in the settlements. The footage, originally broadcast on Channel 2 Television and posted online by Peace Now, shows a security guard at the Dolev settlement snatching and destroying the TV crew’s... 
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