“Israel” Plans to Double Settlement Area in Jordan Valley

The plan is designed to accommodate the growth of current settlements as well as attract new settler families to the resource rich Valley, according to the Zionist Federation.

Human rights organization BT Salem has strongly criticized "Israeli" settlement and natural resource exploitation policies in the mineral and resource rich region. The organization reported extensive exploitation of water and mineral resources such as rock and Dead Sea minerals as well as the financial exploitation of religious and other tourist sites in the area by the "Israeli" state.

A recent opinion poll by the "Israeli" Association for Civil Rights showed that most "Israeli's" are unaware that the Jordan Valley is occupied under international law and that Palestinians constitute the majority of residents in the area.