After Abbas declared all signed agreements with Israel terminated, a Palestinian government official says the decision to grant building permits effectively extends Palestinian Authority jurisdiction into the ‘future Palestine’.
By Mohammad Al-Kassim, The Media Line
The Palestinian Authority has for the first time announced its intent to grant building permits in parts of the West Bank known as Area C, which is under full Israeli civilian and security control.
Areas A, B, C map of Judea and Samaria as agreed in the Oslo Accords.
The Oslo Accords divided the West Bank into three distinct regions: Area A, which is fully controlled by the PA; Area B, which is under PA civil administration and Israeli military control; and Area C, comprising approximately 60 percent of the entire territory. Continue Reading »
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