Israel Doubled Settlement Building in West Bank in 2013

Israel built twice as many settler housing units in the occupied West Bank last year than in 2012, official data has shown. The number of new construction projects in the settlements jumped to 2,534 in 2013 from 1,133 the year before – an increase of 123.7 percent. The settler population in the West Bank increased by 4.2 percent in 2013.