The government has not yet been established, and it is not yet known who will be the next Minister of Transportation, but in Judea and Samaria they are not waiting and are already demanding in the near future evidence on the ground for a change in policy - in the form of building new roads as quickly as possible.
The outgoing Minister of Transportation, Merav Michaeli, revealed during the election campaign that she actively stopped the construction and renovation of existing roads because she believes there is no room to invest in roads that she claims will not be in Israel's hands in the future anyway.
This confirmed the claims of the settlers that were proven on the ground, in the form of stopping roads that were already in advanced planning procedures.
Among other things, there are bypass roads and roads that are in the middle of work, which need immediate budgets in order to get started, something that did not happen in the last year.
The mayor of Ma'ale Adumim, Benny Kashriel, is not waiting for the new government to be formed and is already making it clear that the first demand in Ma'ale is to pave roads as quickly as possible, in order to help the residents of Yosh, Israelis and Palestinians alike, who are dealing with traffic jams. If the government does not pave roads in Yosh , he says - they will start a fight.
Mayor of Ma'ale Adumim: "Pave the roads in Judea and Samaria, because the security situation is very serious", Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
During a panel at the Innovation Conference of the Local Government Center, Kashreal said that "if this government does not build and pave roads in Judea and Samaria - I believe we will fight it."
He pointed out that both Yitzhak Rabin and Ariel Sharon initiated the unification of the road between Ma'ale Adumim and Jerusalem, the first by providing the controversial E1 zone and by planning two roads that connect the cities, alongside planning bypass roads to Ma'ale Adumim for the Palestinians.
"No room for excuses"
"Unfortunately, these two plans did not come to fruition, but today a full right-wing government is about to be formed, so there are no more excuses. It is no longer possible to do as Gantz did, who froze the construction and the approval of the plans for two years or more. Today I expect the government to be formed, like all other leaders The authorities in Judea and Samaria, to plan and build what they have frozen. There is a great demand for housing in settlements in Judea and Samaria, and of course to also promote the issue of transportation, with roads such as Merkam Hayim, Route 60 and other roads, which are dangerous in terms of security and safety."
Demand to pave roads.
Settlements in Judea and Samaria, photo: Oren Ben Hakon
"If this does not happen in this government, I believe that the heads of the authorities in Judea and Samaria will fight it, because there is no room for excuses anymore, there simply is no room. As you promised before the elections, so you will do after the elections. Build in Judea and Samaria and pave the roads in Judea and Samaria, because the security situation Very serious," he said.
Yesterday, Ma'ale Adumim revealed that the municipality together with the Ministry of Housing are promoting a road that will go from the Mishor Adumim intersection, through the area of Kfar Hizma and Modi'in to Gush Dan, while allowing another entrance to Jerusalem.
Mayor Benny Kashriel met this week with the management of the Ministry of Construction and Housing and the bodies began promoting the statutory plans for the road, with the estimate being that the plan will be approved during the first half of 2023. to the center and as an additional entrance to Jerusalem and the Begin road," he said.
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