Israel to legalize settlement outpost deep in West Bank

Israel to legalize settlement outpost deep in West Bank
Sun Feb 4, 2018 14:25:35

Israel's prime minister says it will legalize an isolated West Bank outpost.

(AP) -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday that those who try to "break our spirit and weaken us made a grave mistake." He says his government will legalize Havat Gilad to "allow the continuing of normal life there."

(Photo: New apartments are seen under construction in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa (foreground-L) in East Jerusalem, in front of the West Bank city of Bethlehem (background-R) on Jan. 26, 2017. Ahmad Gharabli—AFP/Getty Images)

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