(Los Angeles Times) Tracy Wilkinson - Jewish settlements across the West Bank are expanding nearly unabated. Some of the new neighborhoods are named in honor of residents killed in Palestinian attacks. Every Israeli government for the past three decades has allowed expansion of the settlements with few restrictions and often with overt support. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon regards them as a strategic imperative.
2002-12-27 00:00:00Full ArticleBACK Visit the Daily Alert Archive