Israeli Authorities Back Building of Apartments in West Bank

Despite agreeing to a ten-month pause in settlement building in the West Bank Israeli authorities have authorized the construction of 112 new apartments in the contentious region, a move that could jeopardize talks with Palestinian leaders.

According to Israel the construction of apartment buildings would be in a Jewish settlement in the West Bank, an area that was not part of their earlier freeze agreement.

It is yet to be seen if the construction with bring down a recent agreement for indirect talks but U.S. Envoy George Mitchell said on Monday he was hopeful the conversation would continue. Mitchell said the sides have “begun to discuss the structure and scope of these talks and I will return to the region next week to continue our discussions.”

Israel defended the decision to approve construction in the settlement of Beitar Illit, saying it would fill a security gap between divided apartment buildings. That gap was considered a security issue by the defense ministry and the fact that the building permits had been issued prior to the settlement freeze meant construction could move forward.

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