West Bank Palestinian farmers chased from their agricultural land
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In the West Bank, Israel continues to eat away at Palestinian territory which Palestinians hope would one day be part of a two-state solution. Palestinian farmers are confronting violence as they are chased from their agricultural land by Jewish settlers, which is then bulldozed for future Israeli settlement.
Breakdown
- Palestinian farmers are being prevented from accessing their farmland due to Israeli settlement expansion. 5s
- Israel has approved a major new settlement plan, including the E1 project. 38s
- The E1 project could isolate Palestinian territories from East Jerusalem. 50s
- Israel has built around 160 settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, housing about 700,000 Jews. 1m 15s
- Much of the international community considers these settlements illegal under international law. 1m 31s
