Israel 'reducing ties' with nations over settlements | News | Al Jazeera
"In 2016, we saw the construction of almost 1,600 settler homes in
Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. This number is four times the
number of illegal homes constructed in 2014."
![A construction site is seen in the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem [Baz Ratner/Reuters]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tts8U6E2BcP_yl92NsHdv8CPQxyN0JTieUfz6ci9LL_JpgINBgma8LM9b9IW0UJagmCOcU2_NLGlV_VtwDSwacPL0b9MCEj-q8u-L4eIDR_6vu_lAe6_3kO1oOLScwi8kIYph6slnNcGZuKU9yodcyxYdlz81OgI8Wj8fj51m0as_89FqhnarYyv_Al96CESpzDc5Loz2S5Ax0hQ=s0-d "Israel 'reducing ties' with nations over settlements")
A construction site is seen in the West Bank settlement of Givat Zeev, near Jerusalem [Baz Ratner/Reuters]
