The village of al Mufaqarah is situated in Area C, under Israeli military and administrative control. All building and construction must be approved by the Israeli administration. Israel denies Palestinians the right to build on 70% of Area C, which comes out to about 44% of the West Bank, while within the remaining 30% a series of restrictions are applied which eliminate the possibility of obtaining a permit.
While Palestinian villages of Area C are suffering from the ongoing policy of demolition, in the nearby outpost of Avigail, illegal under the Israeli law itself, Israeli settlers are constructing new buildings unhindered. These illegal constructions are tolerated by the army and police, despite repeated reports from international and Israeli activists.
(Breaking the silence)
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