Israel Approves Dozens of New Settlements in West Bank, Watchdog Says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta CAIRO/TAYASIR, West Bank, April 9 (Reuters) – Israel has approved the establishment of dozens of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank, an Israeli watchdog group said on Thursday, amid a rise in settler attacks on Palestinians across the occupied territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has not formally …