Palestine and IsraelPhoto:GlobalLookPressAccording to ITAR-TASS, in the south of the Ariel settlement bloc, bulldozers have begun preparing a construction site for 50 cottages, each designed for one family. It is expected that work on the construction of several dozen more housing units will begin soon. On Tuesday, September 28, people plan to resume construction in several settlements at once: Shavei Shomron, Adam, Oranit, Shaarei Tikva, Yakir, Kokhav HaShahar, Kedumim, Karmei Tzur and Revava. Meanwhile, the head of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, said that such actions by the population threaten to disrupt the peace process. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today called on the leadership of the Palestinian Authority to continue the peace dialogue. Abbas himself has repeatedly stated that he is not going to meet the Israelis halfway. It is obvious that a new conflict is brewing. Let us recall that a ten-month moratorium on construction on the West Bank of the Jordan River (Judea and Samaria) was introduced last year. The Israelis began celebrating the expiration date the day before. After a mass demonstration, thousands of settlers laid the foundation for a new kindergarten a few hours before the official end of the ban.
