Links to TWO reports: from National Public Radio and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for WEST BANK 2-9-26 and up or down for UKRAINE and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Israel passes measure to make purchasing real estate from Palestinians easier. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  The Israeli government has passed measures to ease West Bank land purchases for settlers and strengthen control in the occupied territory. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 9  Israel’s new West Bank measures ‘accelerate annexation and end Oslo Accords,’ by Lubna Masarwa and Huthifa Fayyad | Middle East Eye  Announced on Sunday, the sweeping changes expand Israel’s civil control in Areas A and B  — where all major Palestinian cities and towns in the West Bank are located — which since the Oslo Accords of 1993 have officially been under Palestinian Authority jurisdiction. READ MORE . . .

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