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Ma’aleh Adumim Challenges A-G Opinion to Delay Approval of New Homes in E1 Settlement
The municipality says the delay blocks a tender for 1,234 homes and undermines plans for a strategic area near Jerusalem.
- On Sunday, the Adumim Municipality petitioned the High Court against Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara's recommendation to postpone a tender for 1,234 homes until after the October 27 election.
- The tender covers 1,234 homes in seven residential compounds in the Judean Desert between Jerusalem and Adumim. Legal advisers maintained the project has exceptional political and diplomatic sensitivity, arguing that proceeding eight days before the election could influence voters.
- JNS Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich accused Baharav-Miara of election interference, claiming she aims to help the opposition win. The Adumim Municipality argued the tender is routine administrative work, not a new policy decision requiring restraint during an election period.
- Smotrich called on Central Elections Committee chairman Justice Supreme Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg to ensure the Attorney-General does not become an 'active player' in the campaign. He alleged her office is throwing support to the left.
- Separate administrative petitions from Palestinian residents and human rights groups Amim, Bimkom, and Peace Now challenge the underlying building plans. The High Court previously declined to freeze the planning process, though any tender rights remain subject to the court's final ruling.
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Total News Sources31
Leaning Left5Leaning Right9Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution56% Right
Bias Distribution
- 56% of the sources lean Right
56% Right
L 31%
13%
R 56%
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