11.05.2011                      07.Ijar, 5771                      Tag 21 des Omer

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Israel freezes West Bank fence near major settlement bloc

Defense Ministry document quoted by Army Radio says discussion concerning the construction of separation fence in the Gush Etzion area would resume in late 2012.

Israel has frozen the construction of the West Bank separation fence near the Gush Etzion settlement bloc over budget concerns, Army Radio said on Wednesday, adding that Defense Ministry documents showed construction could resume in late 2012.
According to a Defense Ministry document quoted in the Army Radio report, the defense establishment "realizes the importance of erecting the fence and retains all of the claims to its construction despite a lack of funding."…