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.
As always the situation is more complex than that.
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.