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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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Tuesday, January 2, 2018
Knesset committees discussing applying new laws to settlements
The Knesset House Committee has instructed other legislative committees to discuss the application of newly passed Israeli laws to West Bank settlements.
Coalition lawmakers, including Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, have sought to extend Israeli law regarding education, immigration absorption, and housing to West Bank settlements.
Currently, Israeli law is applied to the settlements by issuing individual military orders, a process that Shaked says discriminates against residents of West Bank settlements.
Critics say the effort is step toward expanding Israeli sovereignty in the West Bank.
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