Israel Approves Modified Route_资讯
israel approves modified route for separation wall
the israeli cabinet has approved a modified route for the separation wall which runs deep into the west bank of jordan.
twenty members of the cabinet voted for the new route while one minister voted against it and another abstained.
the new route will bring the fence closer to the green line, the pre-1967 border between israel and the palestinians.
the changes leave some 7 percent of the west bank and some 10,000 palestinians on the israeli side.
it will take in ma'aleh adumim, east of jerusalem, which is the biggest settlement in the west bank.
palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat called upon israel to remove the separation wall, which was seen by many palestinians as a land grab.
the israeli cabinet has approved a modified route for the separation wall which runs deep into the west bank of jordan.
twenty members of the cabinet voted for the new route while one minister voted against it and another abstained.
the new route will bring the fence closer to the green line, the pre-1967 border between israel and the palestinians.
the changes leave some 7 percent of the west bank and some 10,000 palestinians on the israeli side.
it will take in ma'aleh adumim, east of jerusalem, which is the biggest settlement in the west bank.
palestinian chief negotiator saeb erekat called upon israel to remove the separation wall, which was seen by many palestinians as a land grab.