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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/TAYASIR, West Bank, April 9 (Reuters) - Israel has approved the establishment of dozens of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli watchdog group ... JERUSALEM, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel's cabinet has approved the establishment of 34 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, Israeli media reported Thursday. In the past several years, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has entrenched Israeli control of the West Bank, vastly increasing the number of “authorized” settlements and unauthorized outposts there. Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Israeli soldiers aim their weapons during a military operation at a market in the Balata refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, ... The Israeli security cabinet secretly approved the legalization of over 30 new settler outposts and farms in the occupied West Bank last month, according to three Israeli sources familiar with the ...

Reuters on MSN: Israel approves dozens of new settlements in West Bank, watchdog says The Times of Israel on MSN: Government approves 34 new settlements as it acts to deepen hold on West Bank