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Settlements
9 hr. ago, Michael Davison

Like many of Mr. Villa’s articles, the one he posted about the Gilo neighborhood has been seeded with misconceptions, half-truths and whole lies.

Gilo is not a “settlement” and never has been one, unless you consider every Israeli town, city and.

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