(CAMERA) Tamar Sternthal - An AP story on an alleged "Trump-era spike" in "settlement" growth tells a story of "a construction boom," but it seems to be little more than a rehashing of a report by the anti-settlement group Peace Now. There is a major discrepancy between these figures of new construction starts and those recorded by official government data and even the anti-Israel UNHRC. Other media outlets have reported precisely the opposite of what AP is alleging, pointing to a decline in construction starts of residential units during the Trump years.
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