Civil Administration expropriating land around Sebastia

POLITICS AND ARCHAEOLOGY: Israel begins seizing 1,800 dunams of West Bank land to develop archaeological site. Civil Administration says development legal, taking place amid ‘neglect’ of site by Palestinians; Peace Now: ‘Government’s lust for dispossession and annexation is insatiable’ (Emanuel Fabian et al., Times of Israel).

The headline about sums it up. There's lots of controversy over what this move means. This article gives a good presentation of both sides.

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