'Israel' to strengthen illegal settlements in occupied West Bank

The announcement to "strengthen" colonial settling projects in the occupied West Bank came following growing hostility expressed by Israeli politicians in response to the recognition of #Palestine by #Spain, #Ireland, and #Norway. Although illegal settling in the West Bank first started in 1967, the arrival of far-right and ultra-Orthodox Israeli politicians into the ruling coalition has intensified efforts of ethnically cleansing Palestinians in the #WestBank, continuously arming armed settlers and employing policies of maximum pressure policies against the native Palestinians.