West Bank & Jerusalem
Settlement expansion continues regardless of Israeli, US leadership changes
Image credit: Al Jazeera English
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Israel's settlement building in occupied Palestinian territory persists through successive governments and US administrations, according to Al Jazeera English. The pattern suggests that regardless of which leaders hold office in Jerusalem or Washington, the pace of Israeli construction on land claimed by Palestinians remains largely unchanged.
Israeli governments have rotated multiple times in recent years, as has US presidential leadership. Yet this turnover in political leadership has not interrupted the steady expansion of Israeli settlements across the occupied West Bank and other Palestinian territories.
