Because why shouldn't they, as our new President has basically told them they can and should and the US will have their back in doing so?
Or, as PM Netanyahu has told his ministers, "We can build where we want and as much as we want."
Israel plans 2,500 new settlement homes in occupied West Bank
Israel announced plans on Tuesday for 2,500 more settlement homes in the occupied West Bank, the second such declaration since U.S. President Donald Trump took office signaling he would be less critical of such projects than his predecessor.
Ethnic cleansing and apartheid for fun a profit!