By KUNA
Gaza : Construction work continues in West Bank settlements, despite Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s vows to Palestinians to cease such activities, Haaretz daily reported Wednesday.
The daily added, “A new neighborhood comprising 27 trailers is currently under construction at the settlement of Eli, north of Ramallah, even though Prime Minister Ehud Olmert vowed publicly after the Annapolis Conference that any such building would cease.” Even though some of the trailers are being set up on land privately owned by Palestinians, the authorities are taking no action.
Similar unauthorized construction has taken place in the settlement of Maskiot in the northern Jordan Valley.
The daily stressed that, “The most notable case is Eli, where work is underway to link the 27 trailers to infrastructure. The construction, which began about a month ago, is expected to be completed in the coming days.” “Regardless of who owns the land, it is certain that the construction at Eli is being done without authorization. The settlement lacks an approved blueprint for construction and expansion, and if the land is indeed private Palestinian property, there is no way to issue authorization for building,” Haaretz reported.