TEHRAN, May 14 - With Donald Trump taking office as the president of US, Israeli regime's illegal settlement has increased in the occupied West Bank, a report by Associated press said.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The report said that both supporters and detractors of the settlement movement have previously referred to a “Trump effect,” claiming the president’s friendlier approach to the settlements is leading to additional West Bank construction.
While the new data obtained by The Associated Press not prove a direct connection, they indicate this process may already be underway, showing a 39% increase in 2017 spending on roads, schools and public buildings across the West Bank.
Elected as the US president, Trump recognized Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli “capital” last December and moved the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to the ancient city in May, yet the movement sparked global condemnations.
About 600,000 Israelis live in over 230 illegal settlements built since the 1967 Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and East Jerusalem al-Quds.
Palestinians want the West Bank as part of a future independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem al-Quds as its capital.
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