West Bank: Israel's new measures are a 'de facto annexation,' Palestinians say | DW News

Israel's approval of a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as "state property" has drawn widespread condemnation from the European Union and Arab nations. The new regulation would restart the so-called "settlement of land title" procedures—frozen since the six-day war of 1967—which Palestinians describe as a form of de facto annexation. The EU has called on Israel to reverse the measure, warning that it is a "new escalation" and illegal under international law. _ 00:00 Israel to begin contentious West Bank land registration 01:03 Yonatan Mizrahi, Peace Now For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... #Israel #WestBank