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Source: https://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Roots-of-evil-571143
The PA Moves to Take over Area C with European Financial Support
(Jerusalem Post) Naomi Linder Kahn - The 1993 Oslo Accords gave Israel full jurisdiction over Area C of the West Bank. In 2009, former PA prime minister Salam Fayyad publicized his program for the unilateral de facto annexation of Area C. It includes the creation of facts on the ground, through extensive illegal construction and development, without coordination with Israel. Although it was a partner to the Oslo Accords, in recent years the EU has actively funded many of the PA's illegal activities in Area C, contributing to projects that undermine the accords. The EU has built more than 2,000 structures in Area C for the Palestinian population, creating or supporting dozens of illegal settlement clusters, without coordinating these projects with the relevant Israeli authorities. The flagship outpost of these projects is Khan al Ahmar. PA/EU efforts to seize control of Area C include creating 247 new agricultural sites and 181 new roads. The writer is director of the International Division of Regavim, an NGO dedicated to the preservation of Israel's land resources.