Just another day in the occupied territories:
“Illegal permits were issued retroactively for a new West Bank project while buildings were being constructed or even completed, according to documents Haaretz has obtained.
“The project is the Modi’in Illit settlement neighbourhood of Matityahu East, which is being built on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Bil’in.
“An eyewitness reported that the illicit construction is proceeding, despite recent instructions from the settlement’s planning and construction committee to stop the work.”
This is what happens: Israel builds illegal homes on occupied land, Palestinians complain and are ignored, the world offers little or no condemnation (afraid of offending the Zionist state), and the occupation continues to expand. Meanwhile, Ariel Sharon is hailed as a peace-maker.