# Why is Israel building new settlements in the West Bank?

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**Created:** [February 2, 2017, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-israel-building-new-settlements-in-the-west-bank/778835 "2017-02-02T17:45:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-israel-building-new-settlements-in-the-west-bank/778835/61 "2017-02-08T00:31:01Z")

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Israelis are forcibly removing Israelis from[Amona.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amona,_Mateh_Binyamin)

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