Twenty-eight years ago today, on February 26th, 1997 (January 20th, 1997 in the lunar calendar), Israel built a new Jewish settlement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expounds the plan to build Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem On February 26, 1997, the Israeli cabinet approved the plan to build Jewish settlements in the Har Homa area of East Jerusalem, which was strongly opposed by Palestine and the international community. On March 7th, thousands of Palestinians held peaceful prayers in East Jerusalem to protest against Israel's construction of Jewish settlements there. On the 13th, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution urging Israel to abandon its plan to expand Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem. On the 18th, Israel forcibly started the construction of Jewish settlements in Har Homa, despite the opposition of the international community. Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have staged protests. On the 30th, the foreign ministers' meeting of the Council of the Arab League adopted a resolution recommending that all Arab countries suspend the normalization of relations with Israel until Israel returns to the principles set by the Madrid Middle East Peace Conference and strictly implements the peace agreement signed with the Arab side. Palestinians hold protests