Israel to demolish 23 illegal settlements in one day, Guardian

http://ziosweat.blogspot.com/2009/07/israel-to-demolish-23-illegal.htmlThe Guardian, By Ian Black (21/7/2009)

Israel is planning to remove 23 "illegal outposts" from the West Bank in the course of a single day in response to mounting US demands that it halt all settlement activity, it was reported today.

These outposts are defined as illegal by the Israeli government because they have not received planning permission. But under international law all settlements built on occupied territory are illegal. According to the Ha'aretz newspaper the outposts, housing 1,200 people, will all be evacuated and dismantled simultaneously following a decision by the Likud prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu...