Tuesday, 5 January 2010

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How Israel is implementing the settlement freeze

Jewish settlers protesting the government's decision to freeze settlement building in the West Bank by breaking a house they built from ice near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house, Jan. 4, 2010.
Jewish settlers protesting the government's decision to freeze settlement building in the West Bank by breaking a house they built from ice near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's house, Jan. 4, 2010. (Miriam Alster / Flash90 / JTA)
As Israeli authorities begin enforcing a West Bank Jewish settlement freeze announced in November, many Israelis are asking how far the government is willing to go. Read more »

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