Khazar Occupiers plan to double West Bank settlers

Peace Now reports says Israel in planning to construct at least 73,000 housing units in West Bank.

Israel's housing ministry has plans for West Bank construction that would nearly double the number of settlers in the occupied territory, the anti-settlement group Peace Now said on Monday.

The report was issued on the same day that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due to visit to Israel on her first trip to the region since taking office.

US President Barack Obama has vowed to vigorously pursue peace efforts in the region, and Israeli settlements on occupied land have long been one of the main obstacles to an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal.

"The ministry of construction and housing is planning to construct at least 73,000 housing units in the West Bank," said the Peace Now report based on analysis of data on Israeli government websites.

"At least 15,000 housing units have already been approved and plans for an additional 58,000 housing units are yet to be approved," it said. More