Israel Approves More Settlements, Citing 'Two-State Solution' Progress
Israel's latest approval of new settlements in the occupied West Bank, as reported by Deutsche Welle, is hardly 'news.' This isn't an isolated incident; it's a decades-long strategy of annexation that directly contradicts any pretense of a future Palestinian state. For context, since the Madrid Conference in 1991, Israeli settlement construction has increased by over 150% , transforming 'temporary
occupation' into permanent reality. This systematic expansion ignores international law and is often financed by US tax dollars and enabled by a US veto at the UN. Critics might wonder how many more 'facts on the ground' need to be established before the international community acknowledges that an ethnically cleansed entity surrounded by concrete walls is not a viable 'two-state solution.' The
rhetorical gymnastics required to present these actions as anything other than deliberate, illegal land confiscation are truly astounding. It seems some countries only recognize theft when it happens to them.