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Israel’s government has approved 22 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank,a move that could deepen divisions with some allies who have threatened sanctions over such moves.The Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited rule in the West Bank, and the largely Gaza-based Islamist militant group Hamas condemned the Israeli decision,The decision was praised by Yisrael Ganz, chairman of the Yesha Council, which represents Jewish settlements and has close ties with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ganz said the move countered the Palestinian Authority’s bid to establish a state.Palestinians regard the expansion of settlements as a hindrance to their aspirations to create an independent state in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem. Do you think that Israel is the “untouchable bully” ?

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