US EditionIsrael's Security Cabinet Approves Measures to Strengthen Control over the West Bank
The Israeli security cabinet's policy removes old legal barriers and transfers building permit authority to Israel, enabling expanded settlements in the West Bank, officials said.
- Israel's security cabinet approved measures making it easier for settlers to acquire land in the occupied West Bank and granting Israeli authorities more enforcement powers over Palestinians.
- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called the decision dangerous, illegal, and tantamount to de-facto annexation, while the UN has previously declared Israel's occupation and settlements illegal.
- The measures include canceling restrictions on Israeli Jews buying West Bank land, declassifying land records, transferring construction oversight in Hebron to Israel, and allowing Israel to enforce environmental and archaeological rules in Palestinian areas.
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Israel announces measures to deepen control over West Bank
The measures, announced by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Defense Minister Israel Katz, include the removal of decades-old regulations barring Jewish citizens from purchasing land in the West Bank, according to a joint statement by the two ministers.
Chicago Tribune
Israel’s security cabinet approves measures to strengthen control over the West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday approved measures that aim to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the already limited powers of the Palestinian Authority. The office of far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in a statement announced the decisions that would make it easier for Jewish settlers to force Palestinians to give up land, adding that “we will continue to bury the idea of a Palestinian state.…
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