Since Israel came under increased international pressure in the 1990s to stop establishing new settlements, about 100 officially unauthorized outposts have been founded in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. In that time, Shiloh outposts have become ringed with “circles of violence,” said Yesh Din spokesman Gilad Grossman. But for Palestinians — who face an Israeli bid to confiscate hundreds of acres near Shiloh outposts, Yesh Din says — the appearance of a lone trailer is ominous. Thursday, July 14, 2016 Officially unauthorized outpostsPalestinian farmer Rabah Ali, 49, stands in front of a dead horse he said was dumped on his land by settlers of Adi Ad, an unauthorized outpost behind him that is seeking legal status. Esh Kodesh is one of five outposts seeking Israeli recognition as neighbourhoods of the authorized settlement of Shiloh, Katsof said.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald July 14, 2016 07:03 UTC