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Israel announces biggest West Bank settlement expansion in decades

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel has declared the most significant expansion of West Bank settlements in decades, unveiling plans for 22 new settlements, partially legitimate existing outposts, under the leadership of Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Bezalel SmotrichWest BankPalestiniansIsraeli GovernmentTwo State SolutionInternational LawMiddle East ConflictSettlementsAnnexation

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Jerusalem, Israel
"Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference about the state budget in Jerusalem, Feb. 28, 2023."
Central District, Israel
"Israel is embarking on the largest expansion of West Bank settlements in decades, its finance minister announced Thursday, a step meant to reinforce Israeli control of the territory."

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