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they were built without the nearly impossible to obtain permits required by Israel to develop in Area C,
Maybe they should have got a permit.
If the Dutch planned for a section of Amsterdam to stay undeveloped, and I decide to build a large structure, without asking or getting a permit, would the Dutch be cool with that?
Of course not.
> they were built without the nearly impossible to obtain permits required by Israel to develop in Area C,
Maybe they should have got a permit.
If the Dutch planned for a section of Amsterdam to stay undeveloped, and I decide to build a large structure, without asking or getting a permit, would the Dutch be cool with that?
Of course not.
As always the situation is more complex than that.
Jubbet al-Dhib, which is neighboured by the illegal Noqedim settlement, home to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, as well as the illegal El David settlement, in addition a number of Israeli outposts. These outposts, despite being illegal even under Israeli domestic law, still enjoy connection to the power grid and access to other infrastructure
And yet Jubbet al-Dhib has no electrical power. And the humanitarian donation of an electrical infrastructure is confiscated.
The article doesn't say that the Dutch built it, it says they donated it to the settlement.
And, big surprise, the village is Palestinian and has been repeatedly denied access to the electricity grid.
As always the situation is more complex than that.
>Jubbet al-Dhib, which is neighboured by the illegal Noqedim settlement, home to Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, as well as the illegal El David settlement, in addition a number of Israeli outposts. These outposts, despite being illegal even under Israeli domestic law, still enjoy connection to the power grid and access to other infrastructure
And yet Jubbet al-Dhib has no electrical power. And the humanitarian donation of an electrical infrastructure is confiscated.
The article doesn't say that the Dutch built it, it says they donated it to the settlement.
And, big surprise, the village is Palestinian and has been repeatedly denied access to the electricity grid.
That changes nothing.
The legal and power status of an area nearby changes nothing.
They did not get authorization to build.
It is that simple.
You can debate the morality of the Israeli denial. That is fair. But to build in another country, when you know it is not allowed, is a dumb idea. And when it gets confiscated, you should not be surprised.
That changes nothing.
The legal and power status of an area nearby changes nothing.
They did not get authorization to build.
It is that simple.
You can debate the morality of the Israeli denial. That is fair. But to build in another country, when you know it is not allowed, is a dumb idea. And when it gets confiscated, you should not be surprised.
Isreal did this shit about 15 years ago as well. They bombed a Dutch subsidised/built harbor facility in Gaza in 2001.
It put severe strains on our diplomatic ties, (these where always exceptional before this incident) and have deteriorated only further since.
Dutch source: https://www.trouw.nl/home/israel-vernielt-gaza-haven~a0322c89/