Gaza Visit Day Three - Thursday 23 July

Posted on July 26, 2009

Thursday 23 July 2009-07-26

Thursday morning, another glorious day over Jerusalem as we drove towards the West Bank to  a viewing point near Bethlehem to see the impact of Israeli settlement activity on Palestinian communities.

The Palestinian village nestled in the valley and on the surrounding hills were two Israeli settlements totally dominating the Palestinian homes.  A further Israeli illegal outpost had been located close to the viewing point.  It was hooked up to the electricity and water supply.  A representative from the UN Co-ordination for Humanitarian Affairs met us at the viewing point and explained the encroachment of illegal settlements, outposts and settler-only roads which were peppered throughout the West Bank like a necklace of garrison outposts.

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