Report Details Israeli Support for Unauthorized Settlements
A report commissioned by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon finds that state officials have violated Israeli law to promote the spread of illegal Jewish settlement outposts in the occupied West Bank. Opposition lawmakers are calling for a criminal investigation.
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