Israel 'stands by' new land appropriation in West Bank
 

Jerusalem, Sep 3 (IANS) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman Tuesday said his country "stands by its decision" to appropriate 1,000 acre land in the West Bank. "Gush Etzion settlement bloc reflects a wide consensus in the Israeli society and it is clear to everyone that as part of any (possible future peace) agreement, Gush Etzion would remain a part of the state of Israel," Xinhua cited Lieberman, who added that Israel stands by the decision. On Sunday, Israeli authorities an**unced appropriation of nearly 1,000 acres of land in the Gush Etzion settlements bloc in the West Bank south of Jerusalem. Israel occupied the West Bank during the 1967 Mideast War.

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