For almost two years, Israel has said it would not advance new
settlement building plans. But the informal construction freeze was
never implemented on the ground.
Israel demolishes Palestinian homes to make way for Jewish-only settlement expansions [File: Abed al-Hashlamoun/EPA]
![Israel demolishes Palestinian homes to make way for Jewish-only settlement expansions [File: Abed al-Hashlamoun/EPA]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vXxNa4wetGuwrISkVLbYYBALtnjUenuMnjXuyVFBsoNXR5AW2cRY7CLGNzc4OUhA0_inFTrVW97VQfIYaQSysI7wJEu6bfJJU9SYaHZUez5SE5zH2YKgI8bRAJHCQUdj_L9ryQJ4sN7nVejOn8bi4FcsSqUAmDQxp2BbaovCUnLSu4QZjzO8GHMiKBI-IX7WdCx6-ujC8zYSs=s0-d "Palestinians: Israel settlement expansion a 'war crime'")
