As Israeli settlement growth slows, some drift away


  • World
  • Monday, 03 Apr 2017

A playground is seen in this general view picture of the Israeli settlement of Modiin Illit in the occupied West Bank March 27, 2017. Picture taken March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

BEITAR ILLIT, West Bank (Reuters) - After five years, Batsheva Reback couldn't take living in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank any longer.

Despite renting a house with a garden for far less than it would cost in Israel itself, it didn't make sense. Her new apartment in Israel may be small, but unlike where she used to live it has a supermarket and a clinic nearby, it's a quicker commute to work and she feels her children are safer.

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