Israel has approved 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank a move the far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says is aimed at blocking the creation of a Palestinian state. The decision has been condemned internationally with critics warning it further undermines any chance of a two-state solution.
Guest: Aviv Tatarsky, a researcher at Ir Amim, a pro-peace Israeli NGO in Jerusalem
Producer: Anne Barker
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Israel has already built over 100 settlements across the occupied West Bank.
Occupied Palestinian Territories, Military Occupation, Armed Conflict