Stats Can Be Deceiving

The Foundation for Middle East Peace, a rabidly anti-Jewish civilian presence beyond the Green Line group, published this chart:



And as their asteriked remark notes, 2009 has insufficient info.

And, in fact, rumour out is that a record number of building starts have begun already throughout Yesha in the wake of Obama's declarations and pressures.

He's the greatest thing to have come along in years to get Yesha residents moving on the process to further their requests for construction permits that have been lying around for years due to financing difficulties, mainly.

And I spied some earthwork in progress for housing construction: