Israelis in West Bank top 300,000
The Australian Monday 27th July, 2009
THE number of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank now stands at more than 300,000 people, according to government figures published by the Haaretz newspaper.
The Australian Monday 27th July, 2009
THE number of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank now stands at more than 300,000 people, according to government figures published by the Haaretz newspaper.
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