Settlement Precedent East of Ramallah: Commercial Cafe Opens in the Heart of 'Area B'
A commercial cafe named 'Cafe Bahar' has opened in the 'Havot HaOranim' outpost, built on lands classified as Area B under the Oslo Accords.Summary
Settlers have opened a commercial establishment named 'Cafe Bahar' (Mountain Cafe) within the pastoral settlement outpost 'Havot HaOranim', located near the 'Ofra' settlement east of Ramallah and Al-Bireh. This project is significant because it was openly built on lands classified as Area B under the Oslo Accords, areas under Palestinian civil and administrative responsibility. Observers note that this commercial precedent aims to undermine the Palestinian Authority's remaining powers in these areas and transform them into settlement and investment attractions. The move is seen as a method to tighten the siege on Palestinian communities and prevent farmers and shepherds from accessing their lands. The project has been praised by settler platforms as a violation of previous political restrictions and an entrenchment of full Israeli control.
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