New Israeli settlements in the Golan

Originally published September 28, 2000

The "al-Quds" daily issued in the occupied Arab territories ( of 1948) said, according to Israeli sources that hundreds of residential units were built in recent months in several settlements in the occupied Golan heights and that the expansion is proceeding to accommodate new Israeli settlers.

The paper added that works have recently started to build water reservoirs and that heads of settlements in the Golan are planning to build a new settlement.

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