Report: Israel denies Palestinians permits

Associated Press by Associated Press | Feb. 22, 2008 (News Report)

Israel denied 94% of the building permit requests West Bank Palestinians submitted over the past seven years, the anti-settlement Peace Now group reported Thursday. In all, 91 of 1,624 requested permits were approved, Peace Now said. By contrast, 18,472 apartments and homes were built between 2000 and September 2007 in Jewish West Bank settlements, the group said, citing Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics. Full Story »

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Julia Willebrand
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 by Julia Willebrand - Oct. 1, 2008

This story falls into the "any coverage is better than no coverage" category since so little is ever published about settelemtns and house demolitions. But, apparent journalistic attempts to be "fair" create overwhelming distortions. The allegation that figures are distorted by Peace Now is repeated twice. But no counter statements from Peace Now are provided.

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