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BETHLEHEM, August 26, 2012 (WAFA) – Israeli settlers protected by soldiers Sunday began establishing a third park on Palestinian-owned land in al-Khader, a town south of Bethlehem, according to a local activist.

The coordinator of the popular committee against settlements and the Apartheid Wall in al-Khader, Ahmed Salah, told WAFA that setters seized the Palestinian-owned land and surrounded a hill in it with barbed wire fences to establish the third park around Daniel settlement, which is built illegally in al-Khader and is a part of the Gush Etzion settlement bloc.

He added that settlers advertised for the parks and called on Israelis to visit them, as well as announced all revenues from the parks to be used for supporting settlement activities in the Palestinian Territory.

The Israeli takeover of vast areas of land in al-Khader comes in line with the Israeli de-facto strategy to legalize settlements and create new facts on the ground in a blatant violation of international resolutions, said Salah.

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