Israel to Use ‘Absentee Property Law’ to Authorize 1,900 New Settlement Units

The plan aims to expand what is known as the Gilo settlement south-eastward, on lands and olive groves owned by residents of the Palestinian city of Beit Jala, the report said.

The Planning and Building Committee in the Israeli-controlled Jerusalem municipality intends to discuss a new plan for the expansion of illegal settlements in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday as a first step toward…