WEB Notes: Another attempt by Israel to make friends. They are one of the only nations who can blatantly break International Law and still get away with it. Their nation was founded by International Law.
Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the occupied West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation.
In an email sent to Reuters, COGAT, a unit of Israel’s Defence Ministry, said the political decision to seize the territory had been taken and “the lands are in the final stages of being declared state lands”.
Source: Israel says will seize West Bank land; demolishes EU structures | Reuters