Live UpdateFrom the Liveblog of Monday, September 17, 2018

In meeting with settler leaders, minister boasts of NIS 40 million investment in West Bank tourism

17 September 2018, 4:07 pm 0 Edit

In a meeting with settler leaders, Yariv Levin boasts of having invested NIS 40 million ($11.15 million) in West Bank tourism over his past three years as minister.

“Tourism in Judea and Samaria (West Bank) is at a point of tremendous momentum,” he tells leaders of the Yesha settlement umbrella council, highlighting the grants his office has given to hotels over the Green Line.

“We now have a window of opportunity to make big moves in the tourism industry and this is a time of desire that should definitely be exploited. We will continue to establish and bankroll activities in Judea and Samaria in addition to establishing facts on the ground,” adds Levin.

Tourism Minister Yariv Levin (L) raises a glass at a new year’s toast with Yesha Council chairman Hananel Dorani and director general Yigal Dilmoni (R) on September 17, 2018. (Yesha Council)