Israel Defense Ministry plan earmarks 10 percent of West Bank for Settlement Expansion ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Akiva Eldar - March 30, 2012 - 12:00am For years Israel’s Civil Administration has been covertly locating and mapping available land in the West Bank and naming the parcels after existing Jewish settlements, presumably with an eye toward expanding these communities. The Civil Administration, part of the Defense Ministry, released its maps only in response to a request from anti-settlement activist Dror Etkes under the Freedom of Information Law. In some places the boundaries of the parcels outlined in the maps coincide with the route of the West Bank separation barrier. » Read more

Israel Defense Ministry plan earmarks 10 percent of West Bank for Settlement Expansion ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Haaretz by Akiva Eldar - March 30, 2012 - 12:00am For years Israel’s Civil Administration has been covertly locating and mapping available land in the West Bank and naming the parcels after existing Jewish settlements, presumably with an eye toward expanding these communities. The Civil Administration, part of the Defense Ministry, released its maps only in response to a request from anti-settlement activist Dror Etkes under the Freedom of Information Law. In some places the boundaries of the parcels outlined in the maps coincide with the route of the West Bank separation barrier. » Read more