He added in special statements to “Sputnik” that the city of Jerusalem and before the war on the Gaza Strip was witnessing an international position rejecting and opposing settlement construction, especially by the United States of America, which thwarted the implementation of most of the settlement plans that had been announced, but today, behind the curtain of war. With emergency declarations, Israel is accelerating settlement procedures in Jerusalem. He stressed that last month, Israel approved the construction of a new settlement, the first in 15 years, and a few days ago, 2,640 dunams were confiscated under the pretext that it is state land, stressing that Jerusalem is witnessing a large settlement operation these days. He explained that the confiscation of these lands comes in order to establish a geographical connection between the Kedar and Maalem Adumim settlements located on lands east of Jerusalem, in addition to approving a new settlement that was merely an outpost that the Israeli occupation government did not recognize, and then it recognized it. With regard to the position of The international community said that it is always content with condemning the issue of settlement construction, and declares that it stands against these settlements, but Israel does not pay attention to the rhetorical positions of countries, and the evidence is settlement expansion and land confiscation, and the actions of the occupying power continue until now. He believes that Washington is also content with demanding, But it does not do anything on the ground, and Israel understood the message of the international community and America by being content with verbal condemnation, while providing support to Israel and establishing agreements and partnerships, so settlement continues and the confiscation of lands continues without stopping, as long as the international community does not intervene. The Supreme Planning Council of the Civil Administration in Israel approved, On the construction of about 3,500 new settlement units, most of them in the “Maale Adumim” settlement, east of the city of Jerusalem. The Israeli “Channel 13” reported, last Wednesday, that “The Supreme Planning Council in Israel approves the construction of 3,500 new settlement units in the West Bank.” She said. The channel said, “Most of the new settlement units are in the Maale Adumim settlement, east of Jerusalem.” In a statement, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich praised this step, stressing the continuation of his efforts to enhance settlement, according to him. The number of settlement units that were approved during the last year reached 18,515 housing units. According to Israeli Army Radio, “the decision was taken to build new settlement units in Ma’ale Adumim, following the shooting attack that occurred last month near the Al-Za’im checkpoint east of the city of Jerusalem, which resulted in the death of an Israeli and the wounding of 8 others.” The settlement represents Israel is one of the biggest obstacles to peace, and a stumbling block to negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis.

The United Nations confirms the illegality of the settlements established on the occupied Palestinian territories, since 1967, in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.