The Defense Minister's Office confirmed the publication in "Israel Today", according to which the Civil Administration will discuss several construction initiatives for the Palestinian sector • The Yesha Council is furious about the move
Beit Jala area
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Oren Ben Hakon
Defense Minister Bnei Gantz's office this evening (Monday) approved the publication in "Israel Today", according to which illegal construction initiatives for the Palestinian sector will be promoted next week.
According to the bureau: "Defense Minister Gantz has approved a number of construction initiatives for the Palestinian sector next week within the Civil Administration's subcommittee on planning and licensing. A discussion on the deposit of a plan for a hotel in Beit Jala and a discussion on a request for the regulation of agricultural buildings on the land of Ura on Pharaoh.
Earlier today, Israel Today reported that the Civil Administration's Planning and Licensing Subcommittee is expected to discuss next Sunday the promotion of the training of illegal construction plans led by the Palestinian Authority as part of the "Campaign on Area C."
These plans include illegal construction within nature reserves on which Israel has declared state lands designated for Israeli localities.
The committee will also prepare a series of illegal schools, which the Palestinian Authority defines as "schools of the struggle in the settlements."
The Yesha Council stated: "The Minister of Defense and the Prime Minister want to prepare for an illegal Palestinian takeover of Area C in violation of the political agreements, and are removing from the agenda a series of Israeli settlements that have been coordinated on state land.
"It turns out that the Civil Administration has manpower and budgets to approve a Palestinian takeover of Area C, but the budget runs out when national Zionist policy needs to be promoted by way of regulating young settlement."
"This is severe and sometimes life-threatening discrimination, by normative citizens who are equal in debt to the state but not equal in rights. The prime minister and defense minister. This is a time of trial.
However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier announced the approval of construction plans for 800 new homes in settlement in Judea and Samaria.